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CCEPTANCE    OF    STATUE    OF 

ON.   GEORGE    LAIRD    SHOUP 


lOCEE  DINGS  IN  CONGRESS  ON  THE  OCCASION  OF 
THE  RECEPTION  AND  ACCEPTANCE  OF  THE  STATUE 
FROM    THE   STATE    OF   IDAHO  :   :   61st   CONGRESS.    2d    SESSION 


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LATE  A  SENATOR  FROM   ID/\HO 

ERECTED  IN  STATUARY  HALL 

OF  THE  CAPITOL  AT 

WASHINGTON 


PROCEEDINGS  IN  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRE- 
SENTATIVES AND  THE  SENATE  ON  THE 
OCCASION  OF  THE  RECEPTION  AND 
ACCEPTANCE    OF    THE    STATUE    FROM 

THE    STATE    OF    IDAHO     ::::::: 


COMPILED  UNDER  THE  DIRECTION  OF  THE 
JOINT  COMMITTEE  ON  PRINTING 


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WASHINGTON 

GOVERNMENT  PRINTING  OFFICE 

1910 


Resolved  by  the  Senate  {the  House  of  Representatives  concurring),  That 
there  be  printed  and  bound  in  one  volume  sixteen  thousand  five  hundred 
copies  of  the  proceedings  in  Congress  upon  the  acceptance  of  the  statue 
of  the  late  George  Laird  Shoup,  of  which  five  thousand  shall  be  for  the 
use  of  the  Senate,  ten  thousand  for  the  use  of  the  House  of  Representa- 
tives, and  the  remaining  one  thousand  five  hundred  shall  be  for  use  and 
distribution  by  the  Senators  and  Representative  in  Congress  from  the 
State  of  Idaho. 

The  Joint  Committee  on  Printing  is  hereby  authorized  to  have  the  copy 
prepared  for  the  Public  Printer,  who  shall  procure  a  suitable  copper- 
process  plate  of  the  statue  to  be  bound  with  these  memorials. 

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CONTENTS 

Page. 

Resolution  providing  for  printing      .......  3 

Proceedings  in  the  House  of  Representatives         ....  7 

Address  of  Mr.  Hamer,  of  Idaho         ......  9 

Address  of  Mr.  Hull,  of  Iowa 18 

Address  of  Mr.  Stevens,  of  Minnesota 22 

Address  of  Mr.  Mondell,  of  Wyoming               ....  29 

Address  of  Mr.  Needham,  of  California 33 

Address  of  Mr.  Graham,  of  Pennsylvania        .         .         .         .  41 

Proceedings  in  the  Senate 4.5 

Address  of  Mr.  Heyburn,  of  Idaho 46 

Address  of  Mr.  Gallinger,  of  New  Hampshire     ....  53 

Address  of  Mr.  Perkins,  of  California 5:5 

Address  of  Mr.  Clark,  of  W'yornmg              63 

Address  of  Mr.'  Warren,  of  Wyoming 69 

Address  of  Mr.  Penrose,  of  Pennsylvania             .         .         .         .  71 

Address  of  Mr.  Beveridge,  of  Indiana 75 

Address  of  Mr.  Scott,  of  West  Virginia 79 

Address  of  Mr.  Gamble,  of  South  Dakota       ....  85 

Address  of  Mr.  Smoot,  of  Utah 89 

Address  of  Mr.  Carter,  of  Montana          ....  93 

Address  of  Mr.  Borah,  of  Idaho 99 


Arrrptanrr  rtf 


PROCEEDINGS    IN    THE    HOUSE 


January  15,  1910. 
The  Speaker.  The  House  will  be  in  order.     The  Chair  lays 
before  the  House  the  following  special  order,  which  the  Clerk 
will  report. 

The  Clerk  read  as  follows: 

House  Resolution  156. 

Resolved,  That  exercises  appropriate  to  the  reception  and  acceptance 
from  the  State  of  Idaho  of  the  statue  of  George  L.  Shoup,  erected  in 
Statuary  Hall  in  the  Capitol,  be  made  the  special  order  for  Saturday, 
January  15,  1910,  after  the  conclusion  of  the  routine  morning  business. 

The  Speaker.  Under  the  resolution  the  House  will  proceed 
with  the  exercises  of  reception  and  acceptance. 

Mr.  HamER.  Mr.  Speaker,  I  present  the  following  communi- 
cation, which  I  send  to  the  desk  and  ask  to  have  read. 

The  Clerk  read  as  follows: 

State  of  Idaho,  E-xecutive  Office, 

Boise,  Idaho,  January  5,  1910. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives,  Washington,  D.  C: 

Idaho,  in  accepting  the  invitation  contained  in  section  18 14  of  the 
Revised  Statutes  of  the  United  States,  by  an  act  of  its  legislature,  ap- 
proved March  5,  1907,  made  an  appropriation  to  provide  a  statue  of 
George  L.  Shoup  to  be  placed  in  Statuary  Hall  of  the  Nation's  Capitol. 
The  act  provided  that  tlie  commission  to  have  the  work  in  charge  should 
be  composed  of  Hon.  Frank  R.  Gooding,  governor;  Hon.  Weldon  B.  Hey- 
burn  and  Hon.  William  E.  Borah,  Unite^d  States  Senators;  Hon.  Burton 
L.  French,  Representative  in  Congress;  and  Hon.  Joseph  Perrault. 

The  commission  has  performed  its  duties,  and  the  statue  is  now  in  place 
in  Statuary  Hall. 


8  Statue   of   Hon.  George   Laird   Shoup 


As  governor  of  the  State  of  Idaho  I  have  the  honor  to  present  this 
statue  of  George  L.  Shoup,  who  for  many  years  was  our  most  distin- 
guished statesman,  soldier,  and  citizen.  He  was  the  first  governor  of  our 
new  State,  and  served  ten  years  as  our  first  United  States  Senator;  the 
pioneer  who  blazed  the  way  in  Idaho  for  our  present  high  state  of  civili- 
zation and  development,  and  whose  memory  our  jieople  delight  to  honor 
by  erecting  this  lasting  monument  as  an  evidence  of  their  appreciation 
of  his  eminent  services  in  behalf  of  the  State  and  Nation. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be, 

Yours,  very  respectfully,  James  H.  Brady, 

Governor  of  Idaho. 

Mr.  Hamer.  Mr.  Speaker,  I  offer  the  following  concurrent 
resolution. 

The  Speaker.  The  gentleman  from  Idaho  offers  a  concur- 
rent resolution,  which  the  Clerk  will  report. 

The  Clerk  read  as  follows : 

House  Concurrent  Resolution  33. 

Resolved  by  the  House  of  Representatives  {the  Senate  concurring),  That  the 
statue  of  George  L.  Shoup,  presented  by  the  State  of  Idaho  and  now  in 
place  in  Statuary  Hall,  is  hereby  accepted  in  the  name  of  the  United  States, 
and  the  thanks  of  Congress  tendered  the  State  for  this  contribution  of  the 
statue  of  one  of  its  most  eminent  citizens,  illustrious  for  his  distinguished 
military  and  civil  services. 

Second.  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions,  suitably  engrossed  and  duly 
authenticated,  be  transmitted  to  the  governor  of  the  State  of  Idaho. 


Address  of  Mr.  Hamer,  of  Idaho 

Mr.  Speaker:  In  an  age  when  brute  force  ruled  all  Europe 
the  Anglo-Saxon  established  in  England  the  first  enlightened 
government  known  to  man.  From  that  day  to  this  the  con- 
quest of  the  wilderness  and  the  fabrication  of  like  governments, 
each  an  improvement  upon  the  one  before,  has  been  the  pre- 
dominating characteristic  of  that  mighty  race;  and,  as  a  result, 
wherever  the  Anglo-Saxon  foot  has  trod,  civilization  has  fol- 
lowed; wherever  the  Anglo-Saxon  voice  has  called,  enlightened 
government  has  come. 

The  intrepidity  of  Columbus  had  hardly  established  the 
existence  of  a  new  continent  to  the  westward  until  the  prow  of 
an  English  ship  was  directed  toward  its  shores.  And  from  the 
decks  of  the  historic  Mayflower,  with  the  Magna  Charta  in  one 
hand  and  the  Holy  Bible  in  the  other,  stepped  the  first  American 
pioneer.  He  was  a  composite  of  the  best  blood  and  intelligence 
of  the  wide,  wide  world,  the  heir  of  countless  ages  of  honest 
political  endeavor,  the  inheritor  of  all  the  social  good  that  had 
ever  been. 

For  centuries  before,  he  and  his  progenitors  had  dreamed  of 

a  form  of  government  as  yet  unknown  to  man — a  government 

in   which   religious   and   civil   liberty,   peace,   prosperity,   law, 

order,  and  political  preferment  should  be  alike  tlie  heritage  of 

all.     Intuitively,  he  felt  the  time  had  come  to  try  the  great 

experiment ;  and  devoutly  kneeling  in  thanksgiving  and  praver 

upon  the  bleak  and  wind-swept  coast,  he  solenmly  and  sincerely 

dedicated  his  fortune  and  his  life  to  the  last  grand  and  perfect 

culmination  of  his  first  and  fondest  dream. 

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That  full  and  complete  success  has  crowned  his  efforts  his- 
tory dulv  records  and  the  nations  of  the  earth  bear  willing 
witness,  for  in  little  more  than  a  century  the  restless  energy  of 
succeeding  generations  has  here  builded  in  true  accord  with 
the  teaching  of  the  fathers  the  greatest  nation,  the  only  true 
republic,  the  only  government  of,  by,  and  for  the  governed  the 
world  has  ever  known.  And  yet,  Mr.  vSpeaker,  strange  to  say, 
there  are  those  to-day,  living  under  the  protection  of  that  Gov- 
ernment and  protesting  allegiance  to  its  flag,  who  seem  to 
doubt  it — those  who  proclaim  through  pubUc  print  and  from 
stump  and  rostrum  that  ours  has  ceased  to  be  a  representative 
government;  that  with  us  liberty  is  dead  and  even-handed 
justice  is  unknown. 

And  when  one  of  these  itinerant  pessimists  takes  his  nightly 
stand  on  the  street  corners  of  our  large  cities,  gathers  as  his 
audience   the   "army  of  discontent"   that   seems  to  wax  and 
thrive  upon  professional  agitation  even  in  the  face  of  a  national 
peace    and    prosperity    unprecedented    and    before    unknown, 
admonishes  those  assembled  that  the  great  corporations  and 
the    much-advertised    multimillionaires    are    about    to    deprive 
them  and  generations  yet  unborn  of  ancient  liberties  and  make 
them  labor's  slaves,  declares  that  our  courts  are  convened  to 
decree  justice  only  to  the  rich  and  our  National  Congress  is  a 
captained  band  of  freebooters,  ever  ready  to  scuttle  the  ship 
of  state  and  organized  alone  for  public  plunder;  when  these 
statements,  false,  misleading,  yes,  and  treasonable,  are  received 
with  discontented  murmurs,  if  not  with  cheers,  I  want  to  say 
that  the  true  American  heart  turns  with  renewed  appreciation 
to  the  farm  houses,  hard  by  the  peaceful  country  roads,  and 
breathes  a  Ixnediction   and   a  prayer.     And  it  is  well.     For 
therein  is  usually  to  be  found,  in  full  measure,  the  three  car- 
dinal principles  of  a  self-governing  people,  w^hich  are  respect 


Address    of    Mr.  Hamcr,  of   Idaho 


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for  the  past,  confidence  in  the  present,  and  hope  for  the  future. 
[Applause.] 

George  Laird  Snorr,  in  honor  of  whose  Hfe  and  memory  we 
have  set  aside  tliis  hour,  was  a  product  of  the  American  farm. 
From  the  moment  he  opened  his  eyes  to  the  world  in  a  modest 
cottage  in  Armstrong  County,  Pa.,  June  15,  1836,  until  his 
death  in  Boise,  Idaho,  December  21,  1904,  he  lived  close  to  the 
soil,  as  true,  steadfast,  and  devoted  to  the  institutions  of  his 
country  as  is  the  needle  to  the  pole. 

Like  Lincoln,  "he  w^as  born  upon  the  border  and  grew  up 
along  the  ragged  edges  of  civilization."  In  1852,  as  a  boy  of 
16,  he  moved  with  his  parents  to  the  then  far  distant  State 
of  IlUnois.  Subsequent  events  proved  that  the  change  was 
inopportune  and  untimely.  No  sooner  had  the  family  settled 
down  than  ominous  clouds  began  to  gather  on  the  financial 
horizon,  and  in  1857  the  panic  came  with  the  force  of  a  tor- 
nado. The  Shoups,  always  in  modest  circumstances,  were  par- 
ticularly unprepared  for  the  event,  and  when  the  cloud  at  last 
lifted  it  found  the  old  folks  worn,  disconsolate,  and  broken, 
sitting  upon  the  wreck  of  a  new  home,  sadly  contemplating 
the  comforts  of  the  old.  But,  fortunately  for  the  human  race, 
there  are  always  those  who,  though  the  heavens  fall,  rise  sub- 
limely above  the  tumult  and  hopefully  and  calmly  face  the 
tempest.     Out  of  such  fiber  George  L.  Shoup  was  evidently 

made. 

Close  upon  the  heels  of  the  panic  came  word  that  the  granite 
hills  at  the  base  of  the  Rocky  Mountains  were  rich  in  gold. 
Toward  that  new  Eldorado  young  Shoii'  directed  his  footsteps, 
and  the  vear  1859  discovered  him  one  of  that  hardy  band  of 
Argonauts  who  carried  civilization  and  the  Hag  to  Pike's  Peak, 
Colorado.  There  he  encountered  a  new  and  unexplored  empire, 
rich  beyond  compare  in  natural  resources,  awaiting  the  hand 


12         Statue   of  Hon.  George   Laird  Shoup 

of  the  master  builders.  vStrong  of  limb  and  stout  of  heart,  his 
youthful  ardor  knew  no  bounds.  He  at  once  became  a  part  and 
parcel  of  this  new  and  fascinating  life,  and  in  his  chosen  occu- 
pation of  prospector,  miner,  and  merchant  met  with  instan- 
taneous success,  thus  early  displaying  those  exceptional  busi- 
ness qualities  which  characterized  him  all  through  life.  But 
if  these  were  the  sum  total  of  his  accomplishments — the  full 
measure  of  his  public  service — Idaho  would  not  claim  the 
proud  privilege  of  this  hour  to  do  him  honor. 

That  age  of  chivalry  when  knighthood  was  in  flower  fails  to 
record  deeds  more  romantic,  valorous,  or  valuable  than  such  as 
are  connected  with  the  winning  of  the  West.  Into  the  unex- 
plored wilderness  of  that  far-off  land  w^ent  men  whose  courage 
and  devotion  were  constantly  subjected  to  most  heroic  tests. 
To  the  country  nature  has  been  prodigal  of  gifts.  Lofty  moun- 
tains, pregnant  with  richest  ore;  valleys  far  more  fertile  than 
the  Nile;  w^atersheds,  snow  crowned,  the  source,  supplv,  and 
inspiration  of  future  fertile  fields;  and  from  lowliest  hill  to 
loftiest  crag  an  amplitude  of  priceless  timber,  all  patiently 
awaiting  the  advent  of  the  stout  heart  and  the  willing  hand. 

But  the  valleys  required  patience  to  subdue,  the  mountain 
heights  were  hard  to  climb,  the  forests  difficult  and  hazardous 
to  penetrate,  and  every  nook  and  cranny,  everv  stone  and 
bush  and  tree  that  aboriginal  cunning  could  discover  or  devise 
was  appropriated  as  an  ambush  for  the  treacherous  savage, 
resentful  of  the  white  man's  intrusion  on  his  "  happv  hunting 
ground." 

Far  removed  from  danger  of  invasion  by  the  hostile  armies 
of  the  confederacy  and  eagerly  engaged  in  extracting  wealth 
from  the  ever-generous  hills,  one  w^ould  naturally  expect  the 
people  of  that  remote  territory  to  display  but  little  interest  in 
the  bloody  scenes  being  enacted  along  the  Potomac,  and  many 


Address    of    Mr.  Hamer,  of   Idaho  13 

no  doubt  did,  but  George  L.  Shoup  was  not  one  of  them.  The 
withdrawal  of  the  regular  troops  from  the  frontier  in  1861  for 
ihr  (kl'fiisr  of  W'ashiiit^lon  left  tlie  settlers  of  Colorado  at  the 
mercv  of  hostile  Indians,  ever  ready  to  take  advantage  of 
favorable  occasion  to  exterminate  with  tomahawk  and  scalp- 
ing knife  the  widely  separated  and  unprotected  camps  and 
settlements. 

Thus  young  Snorp,  for  the  first  time  in  his  life,  faced  a  chance 
to  serve  his  country  in  a  practical  way,  and  turning  his  back 
upon  the  alluring  opportunities  which  beckoned  from  every 
hand,  he  enlisted  as  a  private  soldier  in  Captain  Baxter's  com- 
pany of  independent  scouts. 

His  natural  soldierly  ciualities — for  he  came  of  Revolutionary 
stock — his  cheerfulness  in  the  camp,  and  his  gallantry  on  the 
field  soon  won  him  deserved  promotion;  and,  at  the  age  of 
26,  he  became  a  lieutenant  of  the  First  Colorado  Cavalry, 
scouting  on  the  borders  of  Texas  and  the  Indian  Territory. 
He  was  later  commissioned  colonel  of  the  Third  Colorado 
Cavalry,  and  during  the  interim  of  active  warfare,  while  his 
new  regiment  was  bivouacked  in  winter  quarters,  served  as  a 
delegate  to  the  first  constitutional  convention  of  his  last  adoj^ted 
State,  to  which  position  of  honor  and  trust  an  already  grateful 
people  had  unanimously  called  him. 

The  early  spring,  however,  found  him  again  engaged  in  the 
arduous  duties  of  the  field,  and,  as  the  comnuuuling  officer  of 
his  untried  regiment,  he  participated  in  the  battle  of  Sand 
Creek,  one  of  the  most  sanguinary  in  western  history,  the  ter- 
mination of  which  brought  lasting  peace  to  the  people  of  Colo- 
rado— a  respite  from  nianv  years  of  Indian  depredations  that 
proved  as  profitable  as  it  was  welcome. 

When,  in  1865,  the  last  grand  triumph  at  Appomattox  came, 
and  the  gallant  young  colonel  of  volunteers  saw  his  countrv's 


14         Statue   of   Hon.  George   Laird  Shoup 


flag  peacefully  waving  over  a  reunited,  stronger,  and  more 
patriotic  nation  than  ever  before,  he  took  his  discharge  from 
the  army  and,  with  a  light  heart,  a  slim  purse,  a  conscience 
free  from  reproach,  and  a  military  record  spotless  as  a  star, 
turned  his  eyes  toward  Idaho. 

There  again  his  patriotic  fervor  found  full  sway.  In  a  newer 
and,  if  possible,  wilder  community  than  the  one  last  left  be- 
hind his  tireless  energy,  unusual  qualities  of  leadership,  and 
wise  counsel,  now  tempered  and  disciplined  by  years  of  valuable 
experience,  were  in  immediate  and  peremptory  demand.  At 
Salmon  City,  Lemhi  County,  Idaho,  which  ever  after  was  his 
home,  he  embarked  in  farming,  mining,  and  merchandizing,  and 
soon  took  rank  as  one  of  the  most  successful  business  men  of 
the  West. 

His  zeal  for  the  general  welfare  and  his  aptitude  for  public 
affairs  soon  attracted  the  favorable  attention  of  his  neighbors, 
who  almost  immediately  elected  him  their  representative  in  the 
lower  branch  of  the  territorial  legislature.  In  1878  they  re- 
turned him  to  the  upper  house,  and  in  1884  he  was  appointed 
commissioner  to  the  World's  Cotton  Centennial  at  New^  Orleans. 
This  appointment  he  at  first  declined  for  business  reasons,  but 
discoveiing  later  that  none  would  take  the  position  because  of 
dearth  of  money  to  defray  the  expenses  of  an  exhibit,  he  after- 
wards accepted,  from  sheer  territorial  pride  and  patriotism,  and 
out  of  his  own  means  gave  $35,000  to  exploit  the  resources  of 
the  embryo  State. 

This  generous  act,  that  made  possible  the  first  display  of  the 
Territory's  products  in  the  East,  was  undoubtedly  the  medium 
of  attracting  the  attention  of  the  outside  world  to  her  latent 
riches,  and  the  thank  ofTering  thus  made  by  George  L.  Shoup, 
twenty-five  years  ago,  finds  a  responsive  echo  in  the  myriad  of 
fertile  farms,  the  hundreds  of  prosperous  towns  and  cities  with 


Address   of   Mr.  Hamer,  of   Idaho  15 


school  flags  and  church  spires  pointing  upward,  and  the  5oci,ooo 
law-abiding,  liberty-loving  men,  women,  and  children  who 
to-dav  compose  the  si)lendid  citizenship  of  the  grand,  young 
Commonwealth  of  Idaho.     [Ai)plause.] 

In  1889  President  Harrison  appointed  Colonel  Shoui'  governor 
of  his  adopted  Territory,  and  upon  the  admission  of  Idaho  into 
the  Union  of  States  in  1890  he  was  elected  by  the  people  to  the 
same  position.  In  December  of  that  year  he  was  chosen  one  of 
Idaho's  representatives  in  the  national  Senate,  and  in  1893  was 
reelected  to  the  same  position,  which  he  continued  to  fill  with 
honor,  credit,  and  fidelity  until  a  fusion  of  the  opposition  polit- 
ical forces  of  the  State  resulted  in  the  election  of  a  successor  of 
a  different  party  faith. 

Thus  he  lived  for  sixty-eight  years,  without  a  personal  enemy 
on  earth,  and  thus  he  died,  his  heart  o'erflowing  w^ith  peace, 
contentment,  and  good-fellowship  to  the  end.  His  personal 
popularity  with  every  class  in  Idaho  was  so  unusual  as  often  to 
call  forth  remark  and  wonderment.  In  the  many  political  con- 
tests in  which  he  took  part  he  w^as  never  once  defeated  by  the 
direct  vote  of  the  people,  and  I  have  always  thought  I  knew  one 
of  the  elements  of  his  political  strength.  Tradition  has  it,  al- 
though history  may  be  silent,  that  at  the  final  fall  of  the  Con- 
federacy the  left  wing  of  Price's  valiant  army  never  surren- 
dered— that,  instead,  it  moved  to  northern  Idaho.  And  I  have 
always  suspicioned  that  in  the  heat  of  the  many  political  con- 
tests which  in  the  past  have  reddened  the  skies  of  that  fair 
State,  when  opposing  candidates  were  abusing  each  other  from 
the  hustings,  each  alleging  the  other  to  be  a  horse  thief,  and 
almost  proving  it,  too,  Colonel  Shoup  would  quietly  wend  his 
way  to  the  northern  Panhandle,  where,  on  the  glorious  sunlit 
slopes  of  Camas  prairie,  the  political  freedom  of  south  Idaho 
meets  and  blends  with   the  political   tolerance   of   the   Coeur 


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d'Alenes,  and  hunt  up  the  survivors  of  Price's  old  army;  sit 
down  on  the  shady  side  of  a  hospitable  haystack,  talk  over 
their  troubles  together,  possibly  take  a  drink  out  of  the  same 
canteen,  and  in  due  time  part  with  the  warm  handclasp  of 
peace  and  amity,  both  impressed  with  the  time-honored  fact 
that  a  brave  and  fearless  enemy,  fighting  for  a  principle 
founded  in  good  conscience,  usually  makes,  when  the  same  is 
definitely  settled,  the  most  trustworthy  and  reliable  friend — 
after  which  the  gallant  old  Senator  would  quietly  return  to 
Salmon  City,  filled  with  that  feeling  of  political  confidence  and 
security  which  "passeth  all  understanding,"  just  in  time  to 
count  the  victorious  votes  as  the  election  returns  came  in. 
[Applause.] 

Mr.  Speaker,  I  do  not  know  of  any  fixed  and  definite  rule  for 
measuring  human  greatness.  Each  day,  age,  and  generation  is 
a  law  unto  itself.  But  it  is  safe  to  say  that  he  who  has  acted 
well  his  part  in  life,  however  humble  or  exalted,  has  performed 
in  full  measure  his  duty  to  himself,  his  country,  and  his  God. 
And  therein  all  honor  lies.  George  L.  Shoup  was  neither 
orator  nor  statesman.  He  was  a  soldier  and  a  pioneer.  He  had 
no  eloquence  with  which  to  charm  the  multitude,  but  with  a 
love  and  devotion  second  to  none  he  did  valiant  service  for  his 
country  in  its  time  of  direst  need.  He  conceived  no  great  or 
lasting  policy  of  government,  but  he  stood  preeminent  among 
the  pathfinders  and  builders  of  an  empire  in  the  Rocky  Moun- 
tain West. 

I  know  not  how  others  may  feel,  but  aj,  for  myself  I  would 
rather  participate  in  laying  the  foundation  of  two  great  States 
of  the  American  Union — aid  in  placing  in  the  azure  blue  of  my 
country's  flag  two  fixed  and  permanent  stars — than  to  rank  in 
persuasive  power  and  eloquence  with  all  of  the  world's  orators 
past,  present,  and  to  come.     I  would  rather  have  stood  watch 


Address   of  Mr.  Hamer,  of  Idaho  17 

and  guard  on  the  outposts  of  civilization  wliile  tlie  industry 
and  courage  of  my  countrymen  transformed  the  indolence  and 
silence  of  the  great  American  desert  into  countless  thrifty  lields 
and  happv  homes.  I  would  rather  be  the  recipient  of  the  heart- 
felt gratitude  and  gentle  blessing  of  one  pioneer  mother  whose 
child  I  had  restored  from  savage  torture  than  be  any  king  or 
prince  or  potentate  that  ever  sat  on  a  throne.  [Applause.] 
And  Georgk  L.  Siioup,  in  one  short  lifetime,  did  all  of  this 
and  more. 

The  gallant  old  Indian  fighter,  dauntless  pioneer  governor, 
and  faithful  Senator  to-day  sleeps  in  the  soil  he  dearly  loved — 
the  soil  of  Idaho.  No  vvord,  no  wish,  no  prayer  can  call  him 
from  his  lone  abode,  nor  v/ould  he  have  it  so.  His  life  mission 
is  ended;  his  work  on  earth  is  done.  That  he  was  nature's 
model  of  a  gentleman,  kindly  of  heart,  devoid  of  selfishness  or 
meanness,  full  of  charity  for  all,  and  devoted  to  the  interests 
of  his  fellows,  those  who  knevv  him  best  in  life  wall  ever  testify. 
Into  the  keeping  of  the  great  Nation  he  served  so  long  and  faith- 
fully Idaho  to-day  consigns,  with  love  and  deep  appreciation, 
a  marble  effigy,  firm  in  the  belief  that  his  name  and  memory 
will  live  so  long  as  modesty,  manly  courage,  and  unobtrusive 
worth  shall  endure  among  men.  [Loud  applause.] 
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Address  of  Mr.  Hull,  of  Iowa 

Mr.  SpiJ AKi: R :  Thts  Nation  has  been  wonderfully  fortunate 
in  its  development  to  always  have  men  to  carry  on  the  great 
work  of  founding  and  perpetuating  a  free  Republic.  A  larger 
part  of  the  first  century  had  conditions  which  developed  a 
character  of  manhood  that  will  be  impossible  in  the  future. 
The  first  seventy-five  or  one  hundred  years  of  the  Republic 
was  constructive  work.  We  had  a  great  wilderness  to  subdue, 
a  great  territory  to  settle,  great  States  to  form,  and  it  required 
a  character  of  manhood  entirely  different  from  anything  that 
is  likely  to  develop  in  this  country  in  the  future.  Patience, 
courage,  devotion  to  duty  were  common  virtues  then.  When 
Colorado  was  discovered  and  the  subject  of  these  exercises  as  a 
youth  went  from  Illinois  to  what  afterwards  became  Denver, 
it  was  a  matter  of  weeks  to  make  the  distance.  To-day  it  is 
only  a  matter  of  hours  to  make  the  journey.  The  remoteness 
from  the  older  civilization  developed  in  the  men  of  that  day  a 
character  of  self-reliance,  of  sturdy  manhood,  that  quality  of 
manhood  developed  from  hardships  and  dangers  that  come  to 
the  individual  and  not  to  the  community.  A  class  of  statesmen 
was  developed  by  the  conditions  of  the  country  at  that  time 
wliich,  to  my  mind,  has  never  been  surpassed  and  it  will  be 
difficult  for  the  conditions  of  the  future  to  equal. 

More  culture,  more  education,  more  brilliant  characteristics 
of  mind  may  be  developed  by  the  older  civilization  that  we 
are  now  coming  into,  but  the  character  of  constructive  states- 
manship that  could  build  great  commonwealths  out  of  the 
wilderness,  that  could  face  the  dangers  of  Indian  warfare  and 

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protect  the  husbandman  at  the  same  time  that  they  could  go 
into  state  legislatures  and  enact  wholesome  laws,  adopt  consti- 
tutions, or  serve  in  the  higher  branches  of  the  Government  in 
both  the  Senate  and  the  House,  will  not  come  in  the  future  to 
the  same  class  that  it  has  in  the  past;  and  it  is  a  question 
in  my  mind  whether  the  same  sturdy  self-reUance,  the  same 
devotion  to  public  service,  will  be  as  marked  in  the  future  as 
it  has  been  in  the  past.  The  old  order  of  our  public  men  has 
largely  passed  away.  The  class  of  men  who  started  in  the 
lowliest  walks  of  life,  without  any  particular  education  and 
absolutely  without  any  of  the  advantages  beyond  what  they 
could  bring  to  themselves,  is  only  developed  by  adverse  con- 
ditions and  personal  hardship  and  personal  responsibiUty,  and 
will  not  be  developed  by  the  schools  or  by  luxury. 

The  Lincolns  and  Shoups  and  that  class  of  great  men  who 
have  wrought  for  their  country  in  the  past  were  developed  by 
the  circumstances  surrounding  them,  and  those  circumstances 
being  removed  forever,  the  same  character  of  men  will  not  be 
developed.  I  regard  the  late  Senator  Shoup  as  one  of  a  dis- 
tinguished class  of  that  group  of  statesmen  who  were  the  very 
genius  of  common  sense.  As  said  by  the  distinguished  Member 
from  Idaho,  not  born  an  orator,  yet  he  was  of  that  poise  of 
judgment  that  approached  and  weighed  every  question  pre- 
sented him  so  that  when  his  final  action  came  it  was  on  the 
right  side  and  met  the  approval  of  the  people  whom  he  served. 
No  man  untrained  in  all  the  habits  of  self-reliance,  without 
military  training  and  without  any  experience,  could  take  charge 
of  a  regiment  and  accomplish  what  he  did  in  the  Indian  wars 
in  Colorado, 

A  man  not  trained  in  the  school  of  self-reliance  could  not 
accomplish  what  he  did  in  the  lines  of  constructive  statesman- 
ship.    While  his  name  may  not  be  associated  with  any  individual 


Address   of   Mr.  Hull,  of  Iowa  21 

law  or  any  individual  measure,  the  whole  level  of  his  life,  the 
whole  character  of  his  services,  place  him  in  the  ranks  of  those 
who  have  served  their  country  with  distin^^uished  honor  and 
fidelity  and  make  him  worthy  of  a  place  in  our  Hall  of  Fame, 
the  Marble  Room  of  tlie  Capitol. 

I  believe  another  thing  can  be  said  of  this  class  of  men,  and 
certainly  can  be  said  of  Georciv  L.  Shoup,  that  he  was  not  only 
true  to  his  country  in  peace  and  war,  but  he  was  absolutely 
true  to  every  man  with  whom  he  came  in  contact.  He  won 
men  to  him  because  of  the  fact  that  they  knew  the  character 
of  the  man  made  it  impossible  for  him  to  exercise  deceit  or  in 
any  way  cause  men  trusting  him  to  lose  that  faith  in  humanity 
that  comes  from  meeting  those  that  are  not  true  to  each  other. 
Shoup  was  true  to  his  friends,  he  was  true  to  his  country,  and 
his  great  legacy  of  good  works,  extending  from  early  youth  to 
the  time  when  he  laid  down  to  his  eternal  rest  in  Idaho,  mark 
him  as  one  of  the  men  that  we  can  honor  as  a  soldier,  a  states- 
man, and  a  friend.     [Applause.] 


Address  of  Mr.  Stevens,  of  Minnesota 

Mr.  Speaker.  Among  civilized  people  it  seems  instinctive 
to  symbolize  their  progress  and  history  by  erecting  in  appro- 
priate places  elTigics  of  those  citizens  who  have  contributed 
powerfully  in  the  upbuilding  of  their  institutions.  This  supreme 
honor  is  not  merely  to  the  individual,  or  even  to  personal  efforts 
or  accomplishments  for  the  public  welfare.  For  the  most  part, 
it  is  designed  to  typify  the  spirit  of  the  generation  or  of  some 
strong  popular  movement  or  advancement  in  which  such  men 
may  have  been  the  creators  or  leaders.  Particularly  is  this  true 
of  our  National  Hall,  where  each  State  may  present  two  of  its 
most  important  figures  as  memorials  of  its  history  and  of  its 
and  their  achievements  for  the  pubUc  weal. 

Some  prominent  citizens  of  our  country  who  have  claimed 
consideration  as  leaders  of  public  thought  have  criticised  this 
policy  of  our  nation,  and  have  objected  to  some  of  the  selections 
as  unworthy  of  a  conspicuous  place  in  Statuary  Hall.  Opin- 
ions must  necessarily  differ  upon  this.  But  in  the  long  course 
of  time  it  is  generally  safer  to  follo\v  the  direction  of  a  free 
people,  acting  soberly  through  their  regularly  organized  insti- 
tutions, than  the  opinions  of  eminent  and  prominent  gentlemen 
arbitrarily  selected  by  some  irresponsible  authority  to  express 
some  judgment  upon  the  comparative  worth  of  men  as  promi- 
nent and  deser-ving  in  our  national  career. 

It  is  easy  to  criticise  the  selections  and  the  execution  of  the 
greatest  and  most  impressive  of  the  world's  memorials  at 
Westminster  Abbey,  and  yet  in  the  presence  of  them  one  is 
awed  by  the  realization  that  around  him  are  the  symbols  of 

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the  progress  and  the  power  and  the  glory  of  one  of  the  most 
powerful  and  beneficent  empires  of  the  world.  That  however 
unworthy,  some  might  be  in  such  a  presence;  yet,  after  all,  there 
is  centered  a  great  nation's  reverence  and  pride,  and  there  are 
clustered  the  testimonials  to  the  great  and  the  good  of  the 
centuries,  who  represent  the  varying  phases  and  who  have  led 
to  triumphs  the  struggles  and  aspirations  of  a  free  and  mighty 
people. 

Attempts  have  been  made  in  this  country  at  various  times 
and  places  to  more  fittingly  select  and  depict  the  leading  char- 
acters and  events  of  our  national  career  than  we  can  do  in  this 
Hall  at  the  Nation's  Capitol. 

Such  places  will  exist  and  such  selections  will  continue  to 
be  made  by  those  who  esteem  themselves  peculiarly  fitted  to 
do  so  by  careful  investigation  of  the  different  parts  of  our 
people's  life  and  progress.  But  such  a  choice  and  such  memo- 
rials anywhere  can  never  supplant  the  place  which  our  Hall  and 
its  heroes  hold  in  the  affections  and  reverence  of  the  American 
people. 

This  is  their  Hall,  established  by  their  representatives  from 
their  treasure,  where  shall  repose  the  figures  of  their  heroes 
chosen  by  themselves  under  the  institutions  which  they  have 
created  and  maintained.  This  spirit  of  proprietorship,  this  rep- 
resentation of  their  own  activities  and  progress  and  history 
and  institutions  will  ne\er  brook  a  competitive  choice  by  even 
the  learned  and  discriminating  of  our  land.  Here  shall  be 
centered  the  Nation's  patriotic  interest;  here  will  come  the  pil- 
grimages of  thousands  of  our  people  to  behold  the  wonders  and 
beauties  of  their  Capital  City,  and  be  impressed  by  the  multi- 
tude of  visible  forms,  with  the  struggles  and  triumphs  of  our 
people  and  their  Government  and  its  institutions,  so  beneficent 
to  those  already  enjoying  them,  and  which  all  hope  may  yet 


Address   of   Mr.  Stevens,  of   Minnesota       25 


bless  even  more  the  untold  millions  who  will  come  after  them. 
This  is  the  meaning  and  mission  of  Statuary  Hall,  and  its 
importance  and  inlluence  sliould  not  be  diminished  by  undue 
criticism  or  calumny. 

No  nation  can  compare  with  ours  in  possessing  in  its  progress 
and  short  history  a  period  of  such  alluring  and  romantic  and 
heroic  interest  as  the  exploration  and  settlement  and  civilization 
of  the  great  West,  and  especially  that  region  of  vast  plains 
and  mighty  mountains  beyond  the  Mississippi  and  the  Missouri 
rivers.  There  have  been  the  scenes  of  the  wildest  adventures, 
of  the  most  stirring  heroism,  of  glowing  hopes,  of  brightest 
dreams,  and  their  realization  or  disasters. 

The  brief  period  of  half  a  century  witnessed  there  the  con- 
quest of  barbarism,  whether  it  be  the  face  of  nature  itself, 
of  savage  beasts,  and  yet  more  savage  men.  This  Eldorado 
excited  the  ambitions  of  the  strong  and  daring,  and  drew  to 
its  bosom  the  spirited  and  adventurous  from  all  over  the  world. 
The  weak  and  the  slow  and  the  indolent  had  no  place  in  the 
tumult  and  the  onward  rush  of  the  mighty  West,  where  the 
history  of  the  civilization  and  of  republican  institutions  was 
repeated  and  reenacted  in  the  span  of  a  generation.  Nowhere 
in  the  world's  history  have  there  been  adventures  more  entic- 
ing, events  more  stirring,  advancement  more  swift  and  substan- 
tial, eventuating  in  institutions  more  enduring  and  beneficent 
than  in  the  winning  of  that  wilderness.  This  genius  for  daring 
and  constructive  progress;  this  conquest  of  opposing  forces, 
however  powerful  and  continued;  this  foundation  for  popular 
institutions,  so  filled  with  hope  and  blessings  to  the  myriads 
who  may  enjoy  them;  this  independence  of  personal  conchict 
and  impatience-  with  ancient  and  outward  rules,  are  the  types 
and  characteristics  not  of  those  citizens  of  the  Wcit  only,  but 
the  prevalent  American  spirit  everywhere. 


26         Statue   of   Hon.  George   Laird   Sho2ip 

It  is  fitting  then — rather  more,  it  is  necessary — to  properly 
symbolize  these  influential  phases  and  aspects  of  our  national 
life  and  progress,  and  that  some  figure  should  be  placed  among 
these  immortals  in  our  National  Hall  which  shall  appropriately 
and  truly  typify  that  period  and  that  vast  region,  that  wonder- 
ful constructive  history,  that  splendid  national  and  personal 
advancement,  and  that  unquestioned  hope  and  confidence  in  the 
future.  This  effigy  should  not  be  of  one  of  the  very  greatest  of 
the  earth,  because  such  have  not  settled  the  West;  did  not  have 
part  in  its  conquest  and  improvement.  The  common,  everyday 
typical  American  citizen  wrought  those  wonders,  and  made  the 
vast  leaps  in  history  for  himself  and  those  like  him.  The  only 
true  and  just  representation  of  those  m.arvelous  events  can  only 
be  of  the  truest  and  best  of  that  class  which  brought  such 
things  to  be.  The  people  of  the  young  and  enterprising  and 
hopeful  State  of  Idaho  instinctively  seemed  to  appreciate  this 
sentiment,  and  in  their  own  way  have  sought  to  truly  typify 
their  history  and  the  history  of  the  vast  region  of  which  they 
are  a  conspicuous  part. 

There  was  needed  the  resolute  spirit  and  courage  of  the 
soldier,  and  yet  no  great  warrior  of  the  world  had  opportunity 
among  them. 

There  was  needed  the  constructive  genius  and  breadth  of 
the  statesman,  but  no  broad  field  there  invited  the  great  intel- 
lects of  the  world. 

There  was  needed  the  strong  practical  sense  and  foresight 
of  the  great  captain  of  industry,  and  yet  no  temptation  then 
invited  such  as  he. 

There  was  needed  the  kindliness  and  humaneness  of  the 
philanthropist  and  universal  friend,  and  yet  the  environment 
v/ouUl  not  naturally  conduce  to  the  development  of  the  milder 
virtues. 


Address   of   Mr.  Stevens,  of   Minnesota       27 


But  all  of  these  essential  riualilies  must  have  existed  and  did 
exist  in  any  leader  who  should  be  for  successive  years  honored 
among  the  strong  men  in  those  primitive  days. 

Idaho  has  been  fortunate  in  having  and  presenting  a  figure 
which  can  appropriately  idealize  the  conditions  and  history 
which  require  recognition  within  the  realm  of  the  Nation's  most 
worthy  memorials. 

vScnator  GKORGii)  L.  Shoi'p  was  one  of  the  foremost  of  his  kind 
and  time.  His  qualities  always  marked  him  as  a  leader  of  his 
people  and  in  the  region  where  he  sought  his  home.  He  was 
by  turns  a  pioneer  settler,  a  soldier,  a  miner,  a  man  of  large 
business  and  affairs,  a  public  servant;  he  acted  in  any  capacity 
which  would  benefit  his  people  and  their  conditions.  There 
could  be  no  sham  or  pretense  about  a  man  like  that. 

He  dealt  in  stern  and  strong  realities,  which  any  moment 
might  overwhelm  him  and  those  who  depended  on  him.  Thus 
were  developed  those  qualities  of  strength  and  foresight  and 
resourcefulness  which  have  ever  been  at  the  foundation  of  per- 
sonal and  national  prosperity  and  progress.  Our  \"alhalla  needs 
a  representation  of  these  qualities  and  virtues  from  the  young 
and  vigorous  West.  It  should  have  embodied  in  imperishable 
form  a  symbol  of  the  romance,  and  character,  and  genius  which 
permeated  and  founded  its  institutions,  and  Idaho  has  done  well 
in  presenting  a  personal  figure  and  an  individual  career  which 
typifies  them  all,  in  the  statue  accepted  to-day  of  its  foremost 
citizen,  pioneer,  soldier,  and  public  man,  George  L.  Shoup. 
[Loud  applause.] 


Address  of  Mr.  Mondell,  of  Wyoming 

Mr.  Speaker  :  The  ullimate  American  type  is  yet  to  be  de- 
veloped, and  while  scientists  may  speculate  as  to  what  its  dis- 
tinguishing characteristics  shall  be,  time  alone  can  determine 
what  manner  of  man,  physically,  mentally,  and  morally,  shall 
be  evolved  as  a  distinct  and  characteristic  type  from  tlic-  wild- 
ing of  the  races  which  have  met  here  to  work  out  their  destiny 
under  new  climatic,  social,  industrial,  and  political  conditions 
and  environment. 

Whatever  may  be  the  ultimate  American  type,  however,  the 
period  which  has  elapsed  since  the  planting  of  the  first  per- 
manent settlements,  from  Xew  England  to  the  Carolinas,  has 
developed  one  type  sufficiently  marked  to  be  accepted  as  the 
best,  if  not,  indeed,  the  most  characteristic  American  type  up 
to  this  time — the  building  pioneer. 

I  have  not  in  mind  particularly  the  hardy  explorers,  hunters, 
and  adventurers,  fighters  of  Indians  and  slayers  of  wild  beasts, 
who  were  through  all  the  early  period  of  our  development  the 
vanguard,  the  scouts,  and  pickets  of  our  onward  march  con- 
quering a  continent.  They  were  mighty  men,  endowed  with 
courage  and  fortitude,  all  to  a  greater  or  less  degree  versatile 
and  adaptable,  and  uniting  with  the  ardor  of  adventure  the 
genius  of  statecraft. 

But  the  tvpe  I  have  in  mind  were  of  that  larger  class,  who, 
possessing  the  courage,  the  spirit,  and  fortitude  of  the  ex- 
plorer and  pathfinder,  combined  with  these  qualities  prescience, 
capacity  for  organization,  industrial  and  political,  and  a  ruling 

passion  for  the  establishment  of  law  and  order. 

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These  men,  with  the  courage  necessary  to  face  the  wilder- 
ness, the  enthusiasm  that  made  light  of  hardship,  combined  the 
will  and  talent  to  make  the  wilderness  fit  for  the  habitation 
of  civilized  men;  to  not  only  subdue,  but  to  organize,  plan, 
and  develop;  to  lay  foundations,  not  for  the  present  alone,  but 
with  prophetic  eye  for  all  the  future. 

Such  is  the  building  pioneer,  the  best  type  America  lias 
developed,  and  of  this  type  GeorgE  Laird  Shoup  was  one  of 
the  finest  and  most  illustrious  examples. 

His  ancestors  for  generations  loyally  and  faithfull\-  per- 
formed their  part  in  the  conquest  of  the  American  wilderness; 
in  the  establishment  of  agriculture  and  industry.  They  fought 
for  the  political  independence  of  their  country  in  the  Revolution 
and  for  its  industrial  independence  in  the  war  of  1812. 

To  his  birthright  of  physical  and  moral  soundness,  bequeathed 
by  God-fearing,  liberty-loving,  hard-working  ancestors,  was 
added  a  characteristic  American  training.  An  education  in  the 
common  schools,  not  far-reaching,  but  thorough;  a  foundation 
on  which  he  built  broadly  through  reading  and  observation. 
He  had  a  share  in  the  employment  and  occupation  of  the  family, 
and  the  lessons  of  application  and  industry  were  well  learned. 
In  vouth  he  benefited  by  the  training  of  the  overland  journey 
to  the  Mississippi  Valley  and  in  early  manhood  of  the  toilsome 
and  dangerous  passage  of  the  Plains  to  the  new  Eldorado  of 
the  mountain  West. 

Here  began  his  life's  work.  For  a  short  time  mining  and 
merchandising  in  the  vicinity  of  Pikes  Peak  occupied  his  atten- 
tion; then  came  the  tidings  of  Sumter  and  the  call  to  arms,  the 
enlistment,  rapid  promotion,  and  hard  fighting  throughout  the 
Southwest;  the  return  to  Denver  to  help  form  tlie  constitution 
of  the  State  of  Colorado;  the  return  to  the  field  and  the  bloody 


Address    of    Mr.    M  n  )idr!  /  ,   nf    W  yoni  i  )ig        31 

and  decisive  cucounUr  aL  .Sand  Creek;  and  tlie  nnisler  oul  wlun 
peace  was  restored. 

Tlien  came  the  call  of  the  farther  West  —  the  overland  jonrnex- 
to  Montana,  followed  by  his  career  as  merchant,  legislator, 
governor,  and  Senator.  vSuch  a  career  is  characteristicallv 
American.  Nowhere  else  conld  the  same  opportnnities  have 
been  jiresented.  I  (lonl)t  if  an\- where  else  could  be  found  men 
willi  the  inherited  and  acquired  endowment  and  capacity  for 
playing  so  many  important  roles  in  life  so  well.  The  most 
valuable  lesson  we  can  learn  from  the  career  of  George  L. 
Shoup  is  that  of  faithful  performance  of  duty,  however  trying, 
seemingly  unim])ortant,  or  commonplace  that  dut\'  mav  be. 

The  most  prosaic  and  commonplace  duties  of  life  were  per- 
formed by  him  as  cheerfully  and  as  faithfully  as  he  met  his 
greatest  responsibilities.  The  duties  and  toils  of  youth  and 
early  manhood,  the  wearisome  overland  journeys,  the  difiicul- 
ties  of  pioneer  life,  all  faithfully  met,  prepared  him  for  the 
fierce  camjjaign  on  the  Pecos  and  Canadian,  for  the  awful 
whirlwind  charge  on  vSand  Creek,  for  the  duties  and  responsibili- 
ties of  helping  to  lay  the  foundations  of  two  Commonwealths, 
of  presiding  over  the  destinies  of  his  adopted  State,  and  of 
faithfully  representing  that  State  in  the  United  States  Senate. 

I  count  it  one  of  the  good  fortunes  of  my  life  to  have  known 
George  L.  vShoup — a  man  of  action,  of  affairs,  of  tremendous 
force  of  will.  And  yet  the  characteristic  that  most  imjiressed 
me  in  him  was  his  unfailing  good  nature.  No  man  had  a  keener 
sense  of  humor  than  he;  few  that  I  have  met  were  more  uniformly 
kind,  cheerful,  and  optimistic;  and  yet  no  one  could  know  him 
long  without  realizing  the  depth  and  llrraness  of  the  character 
that  lay  behind  that  kindly  and  smiling  exterior. 

The  State  of  Idaho  has  done  well  in  placing  the  statue  of 
George   L.   Skoup  in  the  American   hall  of  fame.      She  has 


32         Statite   of   Hon.  George   Laird   Shoup 


honored  herself  in  thus  honoring  him,  for  he  possessed  in 
abundant  measure  the  quaUties  most  essential  for  success, 
when  civilized  man  confronts  the  wilderness  and  the  savage, 
in  molding  and  shaping  the  titanic  forces  thus  joined  to  the 
highest  and  best  uses  of  mankind. 

Idaho  gives  to  our  American  Valhalla  the  likeness  in  stone  of 
one  who  we  are  proud  to  claim  as  a  characteristic  American— 
hardv  pioneer,  valiant  soldier,  master  builder  in  industry  and 
statecraft,  and,  above  and  better  than  all  else,  one  who  was 
warm-hearted,  sympathetic,  generous,  and  faithful  in  every 
relation  of  life.     [Loud  applause.] 


Address  of  Mr.  Ncedham,  of  California 

:\Ir.  vSpeakEr:  The  vState  of  Idaho  is  the  youngest  State  in 
the  Union  to  take  advantage  of  the  privilege  under  the  act  of 
Congress  which  i)ermits  each  State  to  place  in  Statuary  Hall  the 
statues  of  two  of  its  citizens.  I  ))elieve  I  am  correct  in  saying 
also  that  the  State  of  Idaho  is  the  most  western  State  that  has 
availed  itself  of  this  opportunity. 

It  is  rather  interesting  to  note  the  manner  in  which  the  various 
States  in  the  Union  have  acted,  or  have  failed  to  act,  in  accept- 
ing the  invitation  of  Congress  in  this  regard.  \'irginia,  one  of 
the  oldest  States  of  the  Union,  has  only  recently  availed  itself 
of  its  privilege.  It  has  always  been  a  much-debated  question 
whether  the  people  of  a  State  should  wait  until  such  State  had 
developed  a  man  of  great  national  reputation  in  order  to  have 
the  statue  of  such  placed  in  Statuary  Hall,  or  whether  the  State 
would  more  truly  meet  the  spirit  of  such  law  by  promptly 
making  such  selection. 

Without  attempting  to  pass  upon  this  question,  for  it  must  be 
recognized  that  this  will  always  probably  be  a  question  which 
will  excite  much  division  of  opinion,  I  think  it  can  be  safely  and 
truly  said  that  the  State  of  Idaho,  in  acting  promptly  upon  the 
standing  invitation  of  Congress,  as  is  exemplified  by  the  pre- 
sentation of  the  statue  in  whose  honor  these  exercises  are  held, 
and  placing  in  Statuary  Hall  a  statue  which  perpetuates  the 
memory  of  a  citizen  who  typifies  the  territorial  life  and  the 
transition  period  from  a  territorial  condition  to  that  of  state- 
hood, has  adopted  a  course  wh.ich  can  not  be  in  any  sense  criti- 
cised, but,  on  the  other  hand,  must  be  praised.  The  late 
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34         Statue   of   Hon.  George   Laird   Shoup 

Senator  George  L.  Shoup  was  a  man  whose  life  stands  out  as  a 
typical  representative  of  the  territorial  days  of  Idaho,  and  a 
man  who  also  was  a  most  prominent  representative  of  the  first 
decade  of  the  life  of  this  young  Commonwealth. 

Ex-President  Harrison  in  one  of  his  speeches  stated  in  effect 
that  it  would  be  a  sorry  day  for  the  Republic  when  we  lost 
our  frontier.  This  expression  is,  to  my  mind,  a  most  truthful 
one.  A  country  which  possesses  a  frontier,  an  expanse  of  terri- 
tory which  is  thinly  populated,  offers  a  field  for  that  great  num- 
ber of  our  population  who  are  adventurous  in  spirit.  The 
problems  of  our  great  cities  did  not  become  acute  to  that  extent 
as  to  become  really  dangerous  until  the  frontier  of  the  country 
had  been  practically  extinguished.  Now  that  we  have  lost  that 
vast  extent  of  unoccupied  land  and  territory  which  formerly 
was  known  as  the  "frontier,"  and  our  population  is  congregat- 
ing in  cities,  the  problems  which  formerly  righted  themselves 
by  reason  of  the  safety  valve  which  the  frontier  of  the  country 
furnished,  the  dangers  and  intricacies  which  naturally  emanate 
from  our  great  centers  of  population  are  becoming  more  and 
more  real  problems,  which  call  for  the  highest  type  of  our 
statesmanship  to  properly  solve. 

George  L.  Shoup  was  born  in  Pennsylvania  June  15,  1836. 
He  received  an  education  in  the  public  schools  of  that  State 
and  moved  with  his  father  to  Illinois  in  June,  1852,  where  he 
engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  near  what  is  now  known 
as  Galesburg.  He  remained  there  until  1858,  and,  being  of 
an  adventurous  spirit,  he  went  to  Colorado  in  1859.  He  was 
then  23  years  old,  and  for  two  years  he  followed  the  occupation 
of  mining  and  merchandising.  In  September,  1861,  the  civil 
war  having  broken  out,  he  enlisted  in  Captain  Backus's  inde- 
pendent company  of  scouts,  and  was  soon  after  his  enlistment 
commissioned  second  lieutenant.     In  the  autumn  and  winter 


Address  of  Mr.  N ccdlnnn  ,  of  Calijornia       35 

of  1 86 1  he  was  engaged  with  his  command  in  scouting  along  the 
base  of  the  Rocky  Mountains.  In  the  early  part  of  1862  he 
was  ordered  to  Fort  Union,  N.  Mex.,  and  kept  on  scouting  duty 
on  the  Pecos,  Canadian,  and  Red  ri\crs. 

He  had  been  assigned  in  1862,  however,  to  the  Second  Col- 
orado Regiment  of  Volunteer  Infantry,  but  he  himself  had  been 
retained  on  duty  in  the  cavalry  service.  He  was  subsequently 
assigned  to  the  First  Colorado  Regiment  of  Cavalry  in  May, 
1863.  In  1864  he  was  elected  as  a  delegate  to  the  constitu- 
tional convention  for  the  proposed  State  of  Colorado,  and 
immediately  after  performing  his  service  as  a  member  of  such 
convention  he  returned  to  active  duty  in  the  army  and  was 
commissioned  colonel  of  the  Third  Colorado  Cavalry  in  Sep- 
tember, 1864,  and  was  subsequently  mustered  out  at  Denver 
with  his  regiment  at  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  service. 

From  all  accounts  his  record  as  a  soldier  was  excellent,  most 
of  his  serv'ice  being  extra  hazardous,  being  scouting  duty  in 
the  protection  of  the  frontier  against  hostile  Indians.  His  rise 
from  second  lieutenant  to  colonel  indicates  the  capacity  of  this 
young  man,  who  at  the  close  of  the  war  was  less  than  30 
years  of  age.  He  was  a  man  that  was  not  given  to  boasting, 
and  it  is  stated  that  he  very  seldom  if  ever  referred  to  his 
military  ser\Mce. 

The  services  of  our  soldiers,  who,  during  the  war  of  the 
rebellion  were  stationed  in  the  Western  States  among  hostile 
Indians,  have  not  had  that  recognition  which  the  importance  of 
such  services  demands.  TIktc  was  naturally  a  desire  on  the 
part  of  all  soldiers  who  enlisted  during  the  period  of  the  civil 
war  to  see  service  at  the  front  in  the  eastern  part  of  our  coun- 
trv.  The  records  of  the  various  commands  which  took  part  in 
war  east  of  the  Mississippi  River  are  much  more  complete 
than   those  of  the  commands  which  participated  in   the  war 


T,6         Statue   of   Hon.  George   Laird  Shoup 

west  of  the  Mississippi  River,  but  it  was  just  as  essential  to 
the  life  of  the  Republic  that  we  should  have  an  army  in  the 
West  as  in  the  East. 

It  is  related  that  a  lady  who  was  an  eyewitness  to  the  battle 
of  Glorietta,  in  which  Colonel  Shoup's  command  vanquished 
the  famous  Texas  Rangers  in  a  sanguinary  fight  on  the  borders 
of  New  Mexico,  in  describing  that  valorous  performance  of  the 
federal  troops  said : 

Their  commander  was,  in  my  estimation,  the  most  magnificent  man 
who  ever  sat  on  horseback.  I  have  seen  many  men  who  were  accounted 
great  roughriders,  and  who  possessed  fine  physiques  and  great  courage, 
but  the  federaJ  commander  at  Glorietta  eclipsed  them  all.  He  was  always 
in  the  lead. 

When  Colonel  Shoup  was  asked  by  friends  to  confirm  this 
story,  he  merely  said:  "Yes;  I  was  there."  This  remark  was 
characteristic  of  the  man,  as  he  was  never  boastful,  but  always 
modest. 

After  the  war  Colonel  Shoup  went  to  Virginia  City,  Mont., 
and  in  the  year  1866  he  established  a  business  in  Salmon  City, 
Idaho,  which  place  remained  his  home  for  many  years.  He 
engaged  in  mining,  stock  raising,  mercantile,  and  other  business 
and  was  eminently  successful.  He  was  a  member  of  the  terri- 
torial legislature  during  the  eighth  and  the  tenth  sessions. 
He  was  a  delegate  to  the  National  Republican  convention  in 
1880,  a  member  of  the  Republican  national  committee  from  1880 
to  1884,  United  States  commissioner  from  Idaho  to  the  Cotton 
States  Exposition  at  New  Orleans,  La.,  1884-85.  He  was  again 
a  member  of  the  Republican  national  committee  in  1888.  He 
was  appointed  governor  of  the  Territory  of  Idaho  in  1889,  which 
position  he  held  until  elected  governor  of  the  new  State  of 
Idaho  on  October  i,  1890.  He  was  elected  to  the  United  States 
Senate  as  a  Republican  December  18,  1890,  and  took  his  seat 


Address   oj    Mr.  IVccdlui  ))i ,  oj   Cnlijornia     37 


December  29,  1890,  and  was  reelected  in  1895  and  served  until 
March  3,  1901 . 

Aftir  1  came  to  W'ashiiij^toii  in  1 899  to  take  mv  seat  as  a 
Member  of  Congress,  the  first  session  of  the  iMfty-sixth  Con- 
gress, I  met  Senator  vSnoup,  who  was  then  serving  in  the  United 
States  Senate,  and  during  the  next  few  years  I  had  frequent 
occasion  to  meet  him  and  to  observe  his  work  in  that  body. 
He  made  no  pretensions  of  being  an  orator,  yet  he  delivered 
while  in  the  Senate  two  quite  notable  speeches. 

He  made  a  very  elaborate  speech  in  the  Senate  on  Septem- 
ber 13,  1893,  against  the  repeal  of  the  purchasing  clause  of  the 
so-called  "Sherman  law."  This  was  an  extra  session  of  the 
Congress  of  the  United  States,  called  by  President  Cleveland  to 
repeal  the  silver-purchasing  clause  of  the  Sherman  law.  The 
speech  of  Senator  Shoup  on  this  occasion  occupies  about  eight 
pages  in  the  Congressional  Record,  and  was  an  elaliorate  ex- 
position of  his  position  upon  that  question.  The  speech  shows 
great  research  and  a  very  intimate  acquaintanceship  with  tlie 
question  which  he  was  discussing. 

Again,  on  February  15,  in  the  year  1900,  he  made  a  speech 
justifying  his  vote,  which  he  subsequently  cast  in  favor  of  the 
Republican  bill  then  pending  to  establish  the  gold  standard. 

Mr.  Speaker,  the  late  Senator  Snorp  was  an  ardent  Republi- 
can. He  was  a  man  who  believed  in  party  government.  In 
1896  the  Republican  party  of  Idaho,  as  well  as  of  all  the  Western 
States,  was  split  over  the  monetary  issue,  and  the  silver  wing 
was  in  the  ascendency  of  that  organization  in  most  of  the 
States  in  the  West.  At  this  time  Senator  Shotp  was  a  member 
of  thf  Rcpu])liean  national  connnittee.  but  he  was  not  elected 
a  delegate  to  the  Republican  national  convention  of  that  vear. 

Senator  vSiiorp  was  present  at  the  national  convention  at 
St.  Louis,  and  when   the   Idaho    delegates   walked  out  of   the 


38         Statue   of   Hon.  George   Laird   Shoup 

convention  after  the  adoption  of  the  platform,  Senator  Shoup 
left  his  seat  among  the  members  of  the  national  committee  and 
took  a  seat  on  the  floor  in  one  of  the  chairs  vacated  Ijy  the 
delegates  from  the  State  of  Idaho,  and  it  is  related  that  he  said: 
"  Idaho  shall  not  be  unrepresented  in  this  convention. "  A  great 
demonstration  followed  this  utterance  by  vSenator  Shoup'  and 
many  of  the  delegates  came  forward  to  shake  his  hand. 

The  next  day  the  national  Republican  committee  held  a  meet- 
ing and  Senator  Shoup  was  late  in  arriving,  and  there  was  some 
talk  to  the  effect  that  he  might  not  come,  but  when  he  made  his 
appearance  the  members  of  the  committee  stood  upon  their 
chairs  and  cheered  him  for  several  minutes.  He  was  a  man 
devoted  to  his  party  and  a  consistent  believer  in  the  doctrine 
that  a  majority  of  the  delegates  to  the  national  convention  of  a 
poHtical  party  has  a  right  to  declare  the  party  poUcy. 

Shortly  after  Senator  Shoup's  return  to  Idaho  from  the  St. 
Louis  convention  in  1896,  he  issued  an  address  to  the  Repub- 
licans of  that  State,  from  which  I  quote: 

No  political  party  has  ever  yet  succeeded  in  formulating  a  creed  which  in 
all  particulars  met  the  unqualified  approval  of  every  member  of  the  organi- 
zation, and  no  party  is  likely  to  arise  within  the  lifetime  of  this  generation 
that  can  hope  to  attain  to  that  degree  of  perfection.  Therefore  each  indi- 
vidual citizen,  sensible  of  the  imperfection  of  all  human  contrivances, 
should  associate  himself  with  that  political  party  which  in  its  aims,  pro- 
fessions, and  achievements  reflects  most  nearly  his  own  views  of  correct  and 
successful  government. 

That  is  a  statement  that  succinctly  and  yet  completely  is 
descriptive  of  a  political  party  not  only  at  the  time  it  was 
promulgated,  but  it  is  equally  applicable  at  this  time. 

Senator  George  L.  Shoup  died  at  8  o'clock  Wednesday 
morning,  December  21,  1904,  at  the  age  of  68. 

George  L.  Shoup  was  a  scout,  a  soldier,  a  pioneer,  a  mer- 
chant, a  constitution  builder,  a  legislator,  a  governor,  and  a 


Address   of   Mr.  Needham,  of   California     39 

United  States  vSenator.  His  life  was  typical  of  the  West  in  the 
most  interesting  period  of  that  section  of  our  country.  He  was 
easily  the  first  citizen  of  Idaho,  although  he  had  rendered  im- 
portant services  to  more  than  one  State. 

As  one  Member  of  the  Congress  of  the  United  States  I  am 
pleased  to  be  privileged  to  say  these  words  in  acceptance  of 
this  splendid  statue  presented  by  the  State  of  Idaho,  to  be 
placed  in  the  people's  Statuary  Hall  of  the  Nation.  I  con- 
gratulate the  State  of  Idaho  that  its  legislature,  instead  of 
waiting  for  generations  for  the  development  of  some  man 
among  its  citizenship  who  might  possibly  in  some  way  prove  to 
be  a  more  brilliant  man  in  some  respects  than  the  one  whose 
statue  we  are  now  accepting,  has  seen  fit  at  the  very  morning 
of  its  history  to  present  to  the  Nation  a  statue  of  that  citizen 
who  typifies  the  frontier  life  and  the  pioneer  spirit  of  this 
splendid  young  Commonwealth. 

George  h.  Shoup  bears  a  similar  relation  to  the  vState  of 
Idaho  that  Daniel  Boone  does  to  Kentucky.  It  is  fitting  and 
appropriate  that  in  the  Statuary  Hall  of  the  Nation  the  mem- 
ory of  those  who  represent  best  the  pioneer  spirit  of  that  region 
which  was  once  the  western  wilderness  and  frontier,  but  which 
is  now  fast  becoming  our  most  prosperous  Commonwealths, 
should  be  perpetuated  and  honored. 

It  is  but  just  and  proper  that  in  this  Statuary  Hall  of  the 
Nation  the  western  pioneer  should  be  represented,  and  no  more 
fitting  representative  could  be  selected  than  the  one  in  whose 
honor  these  exercises  are  held  this  day.     [Loud  applause.] 


Address  of  Mr.  Graham,  of  Pennsylvania 

iVir.  SpivAKi;k:  In  offering:;  this  statue  as  one  of  its  eontrihu- 
tioiis  to  vStatuary  Hall,  the  State  of  Idaho  does  honor  to  herself 
and  her  eitizens  rather  than  to  the  late  GeorgE  Laikd  Siiori', 
the  "Grand  Old  Man  of  Idaho."  As  my  gaze  first  fell  ujion 
that  wonderfully  living  image  of  the  soldier-statesman,  whom  I 
had  the  lionor  to  know  -and,  knowing  him,  to  revere — there 
came  to  my  mind  that  which  Horace  had  written: 

I  have  executed  a  monument  more  lasting  than  brass,  and  more  sublime 
than  the  regal  elevation  of  pyramids,  which  neither  the  wasting  shower, 
the  imavailing  north  wind,  nor  an  innumerable  succession  of  years  and  the 
flight  of  seasons  shall  be  able  to  demolish. 

Never  before,  nor  since,  has  the  Territory,  and  later  the  State, 
of  Idaho  suffered  such  an  irreparable  loss  as  when  on  December 
21,  1904,  its  foremost  citizen,  its  patriotic  statesman,  and  its 
most  gallant  soldier,  was  "mustered  out."  I  have  said  that 
knowing  him  was  to  venerate  him.  His  was  a  most  lovable, 
God-fearing  character,  and  by  the  thousands  who  enjoyed  the 
rare  privilege  of  his  acquaintance  it  was  conceded  that  never 
could  there  be  a  more  broad-minded,  unselfish,  untiring  worker 
for  the  welfare  of  his  Commonwealth. 

vSenator  Shoitp  was  born  June  15,  1836,  at  Kittanning,  Pa., 
a  thriving  little  town  on  the  Allegheny  River,  46  miles  above 
Pittsburg.  Kittanning,  or  Atlique,  as  originally  named  by  the 
Indians,  had  a  settlement  of  whites  long  before  Pittsburg  was 
foimded  or  a  white  man  had  located  at  the  forks  of  the  Ohio. 
In  fact,  Atti(|ue  ftirnished  two  families  out  of  the  first  three 
that  attempted  a  settkineiit  at  the  forks.     These  tlircc  families 

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42         Statue   of   Hon.  George   Laird   Shoup 


erected  their  little  log  cabins  on  the  Allegheny  side  of  the  river, 
in  what  is  now  part  of  my  congressional  district,  about  the  year 
1742,  but  their  intrusion  upon  Indian  territory  was  resented, 
and  in  1743  they  were  all  massacred  by  the  Indians  and  their 
cabins  burned  to  the  ground.  These  were  representatives  of 
the  sturdy  stock  that  first  peopled  Kittanning;  the  same  Penn- 
sylvania stock  from  which  sprang  Daniel  Boone  and  many  other 
early  pioneers  of  the  great  West. 

It  was  not,  however,  until  the  Forbes  expedition  of  1758 
opened  the  gateway  to  the  West  and  broke  the  French  line  of 
water  communication  extending  from  Canada  to  New  Orleans. 
The  British  under  Forbes,  the  Pennsylvanians  under  Armstrong, 
and  the  Virginians  under  Washington  formed  the  wedge  that 
opened  up  the  great  West  and  made  Pennsylvania  the  starting 
point  of  a  movement  by  land  and  water  that  has  ended  only  at 
the  Pacific  Ocean. 

A  strain  of  the  same  pioneer  blood  evidently  remained  in 
the  Shoup  family;  for,  realizing  that  "westward  the  star  of 
empire  takes  its  course,"  that  family  removed  to  Illinois  in 
1852,  and  from  thence,  in  1859,  to  Colorado,  then  known  as  the 
"Pikes  Peak  country,"  where  Mr.  Shoup  launched  out  in  mining 
and  merchandising.  At  the  outbreak  of  the  civil  war  he  enlisted 
in  an  independent  cavalry  company,  the  great  part  of  whose 
ser\dce  was — as  was  mine  during  the  war — that  of  scouting. 
It  was  not  long  before  he  became  a  lieutenant  of  his  company 
and  then  the  colonel  of  his  regiment,  the  Third  Colorado.  This 
regiment  participated  in  some  unusually  hazardous  campaigns, 
in  which  were  encountered  both  hostile  Indians  and  confed- 
erates. He  was  always  victorious,  and  repeatedly  was  he 
commended  in  general  orders  for  his  energy,  his  zeal,  his  per- 
severance, and  his  self-denial.     He  w-as  indeed  a  peerless  leader. 


Aililnss  oj  M r .  (j )  tilidm  ,  oj  Pcntisyivania     43 

1  shall  not  alU'injit  to  mention  the  offices  of  trust  and  confi- 
dence which  he  held  almost  continuously,  Init  they  were  many, 
and  higher  and  higher  did  he  ascend  the  ladder  of  fame,  until 
in  March,  1889,  he  was  appointed  governor  of  the  Territory  of 
Idaho,  of  which  he  had  been  a  respected  citizen  for  twenty-three 
years.  He  had  only  held  that  office  a  little  over  a  year  when 
Idaho  was  admitted  into  the  Union  as  the  forty-third  State,  on 
Julv  1 ,  1890,  and  at  tlie  first  election  of  the  people,  the  following 
October,  he  again  won  gubernatorial  honors,  becoming  the  first 
governor  of  the  new  State.  It  was  not  generally  known  that 
the  admission  into  the  Union  of  the  State  of  Idaho  was  largely 
due  to  Mr.  Shoup's  untiring  efforts.  He  was  takr-n  to  task  by 
the  Secretarv  of  the  Interior  for  coming  to  Washington  to  work 
for  the  admission  into  the  Union  of  the  Territory  without  first 
having  obtained  leave  of  absence — for  he  was  at  the  time  gov- 
ernor of  the  Territory  and  therefore  under  the  Interior  Depart- 
ment. At  once  did  he  tender  his  resignation  as  governor,  that 
he  might  remain  and  continue  his  efforts  with  Congress.  He 
was,  however,  prevailed  upon  by  the  President  to  withdraw^ 
his  resignation,  but  did  so  only  with  the  understanding  that 
he  was  to  be  allowed  to  remain  in  Washington  so  long  as  he 
regarded  his  presence  necessary. 

Nor  was  he  to  remain  in  this  new  office  long,  for  the  very 
next  December  he  was  once  more  promoted,  this  time  to  a  seat 
in  the  United  States  Senate,  which  he  took  December  29,  1890. 
It  was  about  this  time  that  I  happened  to  be  visiting  at  the 
house  of  a  brother-in-law  of  Mr.  Shoup — Hon.  Robert  McAfee, 
now  secretary  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Pennsylvania — and 
there  it  was  that  I  first  met  him.  He  was  on  his  way  to  Wash- 
ington to  be  sworn  in  as  a  Member  of  the  Senate,  in  which 
bodv  he  served  for  nearlv  eleven  vears. 


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Statue   of   Hon.  George   Laivd   Shoup 


I  entered  Congress  some  years  before  his  retirement,  and  it 
was  mv  pleasure  to  renew  our  former  acquaintance  and  become 
more  intimately  attached  to  him  personally  and  officially. 

Although  born  in  the  East,  Senator  Shoup  was  distinctly  a 
western  man,  and  his  motto  was  "Melius  est  cavere  semper 
quam  patii  scmel"  (It  is  better  to  be  always  on  our  guard  than 
to  suffer  once).  One  of  his  peculiarities  was  that  of  invariably 
when  taking  his  seat  in  a  restaurant  or  dining  room,  insisting 
upon  being  seated  so  that  he  could  command  a  full  view  of  the 
doorwav.  So  fixed  was  this  habit  that  after  coming  to  Wash- 
ington he  followed  the  custom,  which  was  the  cause  of  much 
good-natured  badinage  from  his  acquaintances.  He  explained 
to  me  that  this  habit  was  caused  by  his  long  residence  and  perils 
on  the  frontier. 

Not  often  is  there  such  a  character  that  his  State  can  almost 
unanimously  proclaim,  within  five  years  after  his  death,  that 
he  is  entitled  to  be  one  of  those  to  whom  she  will  place  a  monu- 
ment in  our  National  Capitol;  but  so  it  is  in  the  case  of  vSenatoi 
Shoup,  and  in  six  years  after  his  death  his  statue  is  being 
accepted  by  the  Congress  of  the  United  States.  [Loud  ap- 
plause.] 

The  SpEakhr.  The  question  is  on  the  adoption  of  the  concur- 
rent resolution. 

The  question  was  taken,  and  the  resolution  was  agreed  to. 

Mr.  Hamer.  Mr.  Speaker,  I  move  that  the  House  do  now 
adjourn. 

The  motion  was  agreed  to. 

Accordingly  (at  i  o'clock  and  58  minutes  p.  m.)  the  House 
adjourned. 


PROCEEDINGS    IN   THE  SENATE 

Jaxi'auv  17,  1910. 

'riic  \'ici:-1*ki:sii)i:nt.  TIk'  Chair  lays  hel'orr  the  vSt-nalc  a 
conciirR'nl  ifSoiiUion  of  llit-  House  of  RepreseiUaliNes,  wliieh 
will  !k'  read: 

The  Secretary  read  as  follows: 

Resolved  hv  the  House  of  Representatives  (the  Senate  concurrUuj),  Tliat 
the  statue  of  George  L.  Shoup,  presented  liy  ihc  State  of  Idaho  and  now 
in  place  in  vStaluary  Hall,  is  hereby  accepted  in  the  name  of  the  United 
States,  and  the  thanks  of  Congress  tendered  the  State  for  this  contribution 
of  the  statue  of  one  of  its  most  eminent  citizens,  illustrious  for  his  distin- 
guished military  and  civil  services. 

Second.  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions,  suitably  engrossed  and  duly 
authenticated,  be  transmitted  to  the  governor  of  the  State  of  Idaho. 

Mr.  Heyburn  obtained  the  floor. 

Mr.  Borah.  Mr.  President 

The  Vice-President.  Does  the  senior  vSenator  from  Idaho 
yield  to  the  junior  Senator  from  Idahoi^ 

Mr.  HEviiURX.   I  yield  to  my  colleague. 

Mr.  Borah.  I  ask  unanimous  consent  that  the  gentlemen 
composing  the  statue  commission  of  the  State  of  Idaho  having 
this  matter  in  charge  be  i)ermille(l  to  occupy  the  floor  of  the 
Senate  duriir^  these  services. 

The  Vice- PRi>n)i:.\T.  Is  there  objection  to  the  request  of 
the  junior  Senator  from  Idaho?  The  Chair  hears  none,  and  the 
order  is  entered  as  requested. 

Mr.  Heviu:rx.  I  send  to  the  <lesk  a  comnumication  from  the 
governor  of  the  State  of  Idaho,  which  I  ask  mav  be  read. 

The  Vice-President.  Without  objection,  the  Secretary  will 

read  as  requested. 

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46  Proceedings   in   the   Senate 

The  Secretary  read  as  follows : 

State  of  Idaho,  Executive  Office, 

Boise,  Idaho,  January  5,  igio. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives,  Washington,  D.  C: 

Idaho  in  accepting  the  invitation  contained  in  section  18 14  of  the  Re- 
vised Statutes  of  the  United  States,  by  an  act  of  its  legislature  approved 
March  10,  1907,  made  an  appropriation  tb  provide  a  statue  of  George  L. 
Shoup  to  be  placed  in  Statuary  Hall  of  the  Nation's  Capitol.  The  act 
provided  that  the  commission  to  have  the  work  in  charge  should  be  com- 
posed of  Hon.  Frank  R.  Gooding,  governor;  Hon.  Weldon  B.  Heyburn 
and  Hon.  William  E.  Borah,  United  States  Senators;  Hon.  Burton  L. 
French,  Representative  in  Congress;  and  Hon.  Joseph  Perrault. 

The  commission  has  performed  its  duties  and  the  statue  is  now  in  place 
in  Statuary  Hall. 

As  governor  of  the  State  of  Idaho,  I  have  the  honor  to  present  this 
statue  of  George  L.  Shoup,  who  for  many  years  was  our  most  distin- 
guished statesman,  soldier,  and  citizen.  He  was  the  first  governor  of  our 
new  State  and  served  ten  years  as  our  first  United  States  Senator;  the 
pioneer  who  blazed  the  way  in  Idaho  for  our  present  high  state  of  civiliza- 
tion and  development,  and  whose  memory  our  people  delight  to  honor  by 
erecting  this  monument  as  an  evidence  of  their  appreciation  of  his  eminent 
services  in  behalf  of  our  State  and  Nation. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be 

Yours,  very  respectfully,  James  H.  Brady, 

Governor  of  Idaho. 


Address  of  Mr.   Hcyburn,   of  Idaho. 

Mr.  President :  the  duty  that  \vc  undertake  to-day  is  a  novel 
one,  and  on  few  occasions  have  such  ceremonies  been  had; 
but  when  we  take  into  consideration  the  spirit  which  actuated 
the  legislation  pursuant  to  which  these  ceremonies  are  held,  we 
must  be  aware  of  the  very  grave  and  patriotic  motives  which 
prompted  those  who  passed  that  act. 

In  1864,  on  the  2d  day  of  July,  sitting  in  this  Capitol,  the 
Congress  of  the  United  States,  considering  the  state  of  the 
Union  and  the  character  of  the  men  who  stood  for  the  Union  in 
that  hour,  realizing  that  the  opportunity  offered  to  do  a  special 
honor  to  those  men  and  men  of  their  class  and  character,  set 
aside  the  historic  Hall  in  which  the  House  of  Representatives 
had  sat  from  practically  the  beginning  of  the  Government  in 
order  that  the  States  might  bring  to  the  National  Capitol  the 
representatives  of  their  choice  who  stood  for  the  principles  of 
government  and  the  patriotism  of  that  hour. 

On  the  2d  of  July,  1864,  under  the  windows  where  these  men 
sat  the  smoke  from  the  bake  ovens  arose  where  bread  was  being 
baked  for  the  armies  of  the  United  States.  Perhaps  this  gen- 
eration does  not  know  that  right  under  the  windows,  under  the 
old  brown  steps,  which  (he  older  Members  remember,  were  the 
bake  ovens  for  the  armies  in  Washington,  and  that  the  armies 
lay  camped  all  around  these  grounds.  Patriotism  was  in  the 
air,  and  the  Congress  was  but  voicing  the  sentiment  of  the 
American  people  when  it  rose  to  this  patriotic  emergency  and 
provided  by  law  as  follows: 

And  the  President  is  hereby  authorized  to  invite  each  and  all  the  States 
to   provide   and  furnisli    statues,  in  niarhle  i>r  hron/e,  not  exceedint;  two 

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48         Statue    of   Hon.  George   Laird   Shoup 


in  number  for  each  State,  of  deceased  persons  who  have  been  citizens  thereof 
and  illustrious  for  their  historic  renown  or  from  distinguished  civic  or 
military  services,  such  as  each  State  shall  determine  to  be  worthy  of  this 
national  commemoration;  and  when  so  furnished,  the  same  shall  be 
placed  in  the  old  Hall  of  the  House  of  Representatives,  in  the  Capitol  of 
the  United  States,  which  is  hereby  set  apart,  or  so  much  thereof  as  may 
be  necessary,  as  a  National  Statuary  Hall,  for  the  purposes  herein  indi- 
cated. 

I  feel  that  we  owe  it  to  the  Congress  to  apologize  for  having 
anticipated  the  acceptance  of  this  statue  by  placing  it  in 
Stattiary  Hall  before  it  was  accepted.  It  is  evident  from  the 
language  of  this  act  that  Congress  places  the  statue  there,  not 
the  State.  The  State  presents  it.  The  language  is:  "Provide 
and  furnish  statues  *  *  *  and  when  so  furnished"— that 
is,  furnished  to  the  Government  or  to  Congress— they  shall  be 
placed  in  that  hall.  By  whom?  Not  by  the  State,  but  by  the 
Government.  I  interject  this  suggestion  because  it  is  or  may 
become  a  very  pertinent  one. 

The  House  has  already  accepted  this  statue,  and,  so  far  as 
that  branch  of  the  Government  is  concerned,  it  is  properly 
there.  When  this  body  shall  have  accepted  it,  it  will  be  the 
property  of  the  Government  of  the  United  States,  and  then, 
and  not  until  then,  is  it  properly  within  that  hall. 

The  State  of  Idaho,  by  an  act  approved  March  5,  1907,  has 
made  a  sufficient  appropriation  and  provision  for  the  furnishing 
of  this  statue,  and  it  is  pursuant  to  that  act,  which  is  the  desig- 
nation of  the  choice  and  election  on  the  part  of  the  State,  that 
-the  statue  now  stands  at  the  door  of  Congress  for  its  action. 

It  is  the  statue  of  George  Laird  Shoup,  born  in  the  State 
of  Pennsylvania,  going  to  Illinois  when  yet  a  young  man,  and 
remaining  there  until  early  in  1859.  Alert  for  the  opportuni- 
ties of  life,  when  the  great  discoveries  of  gold  were  made  in 
Colorado  at   Pikes  Peak,  Clear  Creek,  and  all  of   those  early 


Address    oj    Mi-   11  c  yhii  r  ii  ,  of   Idaho  49 


camps,  he  went  to  Colmado,  as  did  hundrt-ds  and  Ihousands  of 
otlu-r  vduni;  iiku,  a  pioneer  into  ihr  forests  of  Colorado  and 
into  llie  field  of  ()i)porlnnity,  ready  to  take  advantage  of  it  for 
his  advancement  and  for  the  benefit  of  the  country. 

Mr.  President,  upon  his  arrival  in  those  promising  fields, 
amidst  those  golden  opportunities,  he  had  scarcely  settled, 
scarcely  prepared  himself  to  take  advantage  of  those  conditions, 
when  the  crv  went  out  that  the  life  of  the  Nation  was  in  dan- 
ger, and  this  young  man,  then  in  the  very  prime  of  his  life,  did 
not  wait  for  the  golden  opportunity  of  commission  or  high  com- 
mand, but  entered  tlie  army  as  a  private  soldier.  He  enlisted 
for  the  term  of  three  years  as  a  private  soldier.  He  went  right 
into  the  active  field  and  the  active  life  of  a  soldier,  and  there 
came  rapid  promotion,  based  on  the  merit  of  the  man.  He  had 
no  sponsors  to  lift  him  faster  than  his  arm  could  win  the  pro- 
motion. He  attained  the  commission  of  lieutenant,  of  captain, 
and  then  of  colonel  of  the  Third  Colorado  Regiment.  He  saw- 
active,  fearful  ser^nce.  No  man  who  wore  the  uniform  had 
more  frequent  opportunity  to  test  his  merit  as  a  soldier  than 
had  Colonel  vShoup. 

In  1864,  when  this  act  was  under  consideration  in  Congress 
from  January  until  July,  he  was  performing  these  acts  of  hero- 
ism and  bravery  that  resulted  in  his  promotion;  and  his  com- 
manding officers,  in  reporting  the  battles  in  which  he  partici- 
pated, referred  to  him,  giving  him  especial  mention.  It  is  suffi- 
cient to  say,  without  reading  the  exact  language,  that  he  was 
mentioned  in  the  dispatches  with  honor  for  the  manner  in 
which  he  commanded  the  regiment  under  his  control  in  battle. 
When  the  war  was  over  and  peace  came,  he  returned  to  the 
occupations  befitting  peace.  He  came  to  Idaho  and  entered 
into  commercial  business  at  vSalmon  City,  which  grew  up  around 

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50         Statue   of  Hon.  George   Laird  Shoup 


him  because  of  the  activity,  the  energy,  and  the  enterprise 
which  George  L.  Shoup  injected  into  it.  He  became  one  of  the 
largest  commercial  dealers  in  that  country,  and  I  use  that  term 
because  they  dealt  in  everything  that  a  new  country  requires. 
He  w^as  a  pioneer.  You  can  say  nothing  that  reflects  more  to 
a  man's  credit  than  that  he  was  a  pioneer  in  usefulness.  It  is 
not  often  that  the  pioneer  who  enters  the  forest  lives  to  see 
and  enjoy  the  fruits  of  his  labor.     Lowell  says: 

The  settler's  ax  and  the  builder's  trowel  are  seldom  wielded  by  the  self- 
same hand. 

But  it  was  not  true  of  Senator  Shoup.  He  laid,  or  assisted 
in  laying,  the  foundation  of  the  prosperity  of  that  country,  and 
he  lived  to  see  it  prosperous  and  great  around  him,  to  grow 
from  the  mierest  frontier  settlement  to  the  prosperous  State  of 
Idaho;  and  that  State  sent  him  to  this  body  as  one  of  its  first 
representatives. 

He  had  been  the  last  territorial  governor.  He  had  called  the 
constitutional  convention  which  laid  the  foundation  for  state- 
hood, and  he  was  the  first  state  governor.  Prior  to  that  time 
he  had  served  in  the  legislature.  He  had  been  a  member  of  a 
constitutional  convention  in  Colorado  immediately  after  the 
war,  before  he  came  to  Idaho.  He  had  been  in  close  participa- 
tion with  every  great  public  movement  in  whatever  lines  his 
life  was  thrown. 

He  sat  in  this  body  as  one  of  the  Senators  from  the  State  of 
Idaho  for  ten  years,  and  how  well  he  conducted  himself,  how 
well  he  satisfied  the  people  of  the  State  of  Idaho,  is  best  evi- 
denced by  the  fact  that  when  the  right  rested  in  them  to  select 
their  most  distinguished  son  to  be  represented  in  the  hall  of 
honor,  they  selected  George  L.  Shoup,  six  years  after  he  had 
passed  away  from  this  earth.  There  was  no  excitement  of 
political  campaign,  no  strife  or  rivalry.     It  was  a  reflection  of 


Address    oj    Mr.   II  !■  yhur  )i ,  oj    Idaho  51 


the  cool  judgment  of  the  people  of  the  State,  and  they  sent  his 
statue  here  to  stand  in  that  hall  where  none  but  patriots  stand; 
to  stand  among  those  whose  record  is  for  freedom,  who  repre- 
sent lovaltv  to  the  flag,  who  represent  loyalty  to  the  Govern- 
ment in  each  and  every  minute  of  their  lives. 

Do  you  think  that  those  men  in  Congress  on  the  2d  of  July, 
1864,  ever  contemplated  for  a  moment  that  any  vState,  under 
any  conditions,  at  any  time,  would  place  the  statue  of  Benedict 
Arnold  in  that  hall?  It  was  an  inspiration  of  patriotism  and 
loyalty  that  impelled  them  to  this  legislation,  and  when  I 
looked  upon  his  form  there  this  morning  I  recognized  that  the 
reward  of  ])atriotism  is  best  realized  in  that  you  live  in  the 
hearts  of  your  countrymen,  and  that  after  life  has  ended  you 
still  command  their  respect  for  your  deeds  during  life. 

That  hall  should  be  a  lesson  of  patriotism  to  the  people  of 
this  country.  It  should  illustrate  only  the  reward  for  loyalty 
to  the  country,  to  the  Government  under  which  men  serve. 

In  this  spirit,  on  behalf  of  the  State  of  Idaho,  we  present  the 
statue  of  that  soldier,  statesman,  and  citizen,  George  L.  Shoup. 
[Applause  in  the  galleries.] 

The  \'ice-PrESIDEnt.  Occupants  of  the  galleries  will  ]ilease 
refrain  from  manifestations  of  approbation  or  disapproval. 


Address  of  Mr.  Gallingcr,  of  New  Hampshire 

•Mr.  President:  The  Senators  from  Idaho  will  ull  in  detail  the 
story  of  the  life  of  the  remarkable  man  to  whom  this  statue  is  to 
be  dedieatrd.  I'rom  me  a  simj^le  word  of  appreeiation  is  all 
that  the  proprieties  of  the  occasion  will  warrant. 

George  L.  Sikjup  belonged  to  a  class  of  men  whose  achieve- 
ments are  of  the  greatest  benefit  to  the  country.  He  was  a 
rare  man — rare  in  intellect,  in  courage,  and  in  integrity.  He 
was  as  brave  as  he  was  kind,  as  loyal  as  he  was  generous.  A 
pioneer,  a  soldier,  a  business  man,  a  politician,  a  public  official; 
in  all  those  positions  he  proved  himself  to  be  worth\-  of  the  con- 
fidence and  esteem  of  his  fellow-men.  Whether  subduing  the 
forest,  fighting  the  battles  of  his  country,  or  serving  his  vState 
in  the  governor's  chair  or  in  the  vSenate  of  the  United  States,  he 
was  the  same  sturdy,  fearless,  upright  man,  doing  his  duty 
faithfully  and  conscientiously.  Those  of  us  who  served  with 
him  in  this  Chamber  will  never  forget  his  kindliness,  his 
serenity  of  temper,  and  his  rare  quaUties  of  mind  and  heart. 
He  hated  shams  and  admired  truth  and  honesty.  He  despised 
hypocrisy,  and  loved  simplicity.  He  was  a  good  friend,  a 
loving  husband,  a  devoted  father,  and  a  genial  companion.  He 
loved  his  country  and  its  institutions,  and  was  devoted  to  the 
State  which  honors  him  to-day.  The  wonderful  strides  that 
Idaho  has  made  is  largely  due  to  the  efforts  of  men  like  George 
L.  Shoup.  He  was  an  optimist,  clearly  discerning  the  greatness 
that  was  sure  to  come  to  his  State.  He  knew  her  vast  wealth 
of  timber,  of  minerals,  and  of  agriculture,  and  he  lived  to  see 
the  partial  fulfillment  of  his  ear!\  dreams  He  believed  that 
Idaho  was  destined  to  become  one  of  the  greatest  States  of  the 

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Union,  and  his  belief  is  rapidly  becoming  a  reality.  The  debt 
of  gratitude  that  Idaho  owes  to  this  man  will  never  be  fully 
repaid,  and  it  is  well  that  in  yonder  hall  his  effigy  will  stand, 
an  e\'idence  of  the  appreciation  of  the  people  of  his  State,  and 
an  inspiration  and  help  to  all  who  may  look  upon  it. 

For  manv  years  I  counted  GeorgE  L.  Shoup  as  my  friend.  I 
admired  his  robustness  of  character  and  his  bigness  of  heart. 
I  knew,  as  we  all  knew,  that  he  was  a  man  of  high  ideals  and 
lofty  purposes;  that  he  was  a  patriot  in  the  highest  sense,  and 
that  his  public  service  was  unselfish  and  pure.  In  his  death 
Idaho  lost  her  foremost  citizen,  and  the  Nation  lost  a  man 
of  the  highest  honor  and  most  distinguished  ser\dce. 

George  L.  Shoup  unflinchingly  faced  and  courageously  over- 
came dangers  and  difficulties,  and  to  him  may  well  be  applied 
the  hues  of  Sarah  K.  Bolton: 

I  like  the  man  who  faces  what  he  must 

\\'ith  step  triumphant  and  a  heart  of  cheer; 
Who  fights  the  daily  battle  without  fear; 

Sees  his  hopes  fail,  yet  keeps  unfaltering  trust 
That  God  is  God;  that  somehow,  true  and  just 

His  plans  work  out  for  mortals;  not  a  tear 
Is  shed  when  fortune,  which  the  world  holds  dear, 

Falls  from  his  grasp;  better,  with  love,  a  crust 
Than  living  in  dishonor;  envies  not, 

Nor  loses  faith  in  man;  but  does  his  best 
Nor  ever  mourns  over  his  humbler  lot, 

But  with  a  smile  and  words  of  hope,  gives  zest 
To  every  toiler;  he  alone  is  great, 

Who  by  life  heroic  conquers  fate. 

Mr.  President,  in  the  truest  and  highest  sense  GeorgE  L. 
Shoup's  life  was  a  Ufe  heroic,  and  those  of  us  who  knew  and 
loved  him  rejoice  to-day  that  the  people  of  Idaho  have  placed 
in  the  Capitol  of  his  country  an  imperishable  evidence  of  their 
affection  and  a  lasting  tribute  to  his  memory. 


Address  of  Mr.  Perkins,  of  California 

[Read  by  his  colleatjiie,  Mr.  FuiNT.] 

Mr.  1'lint.  Mr.  Prcsidcnl,  1  have  been  requested  by  my  col- 
league [Mr.  Perkins],  who  is  ill,  to  read  the  remarks  he  had 
prepared  for  this  occasion. 

Mr.  President,  the  man  in  whose  honor  we  meet  here  to- 
day was  one  of  those  whose  energy,  enterprise,  ability,  public 
spirit,  and  ardent  patriotism  have,  within  our  memories,  built 
up  the  great  West.  George  L.  Shoup  was  the  type  of  the  cre- 
ators of  the  flourishing  and  pov/erful  Commonwealths  which  not 
so  many  years  ago  were  the  abodes  of  savage  men  and  savage 
animals. 

He  represented  that  strong  and  adventurous  element  among 
the  people  of  the  Eastern  States  whose  forefathers  battled  with 
and  conquered  conditions  similar  to  those  wliich  he  himself 
overcame.  He  sprang  from  the  race  of  empire  builders  to  whom 
we  owe  our  own  great  country,  and  he  was  evidence  that  the 
spirit  which  actuated  the  pioneers  of  the  seventeenth  and  eight- 
eenth centuries  lias  not  become  weakened  in  the  lapse  of  time. 

His  history  is  that  of  the  strong  men  of  the  nation.     Born  on 

a  Pennsylvania  farm,  educated  in  the  public  schools,  devoted 

to  agriculture  in  his  early  years,  carried  West  by  the  instinct 

of  the  State  builders,  invigorated  and  broadened  in  mind  by  the 

influences  of  the  vast,  almost  unknown,  wilderness  of  plain  and 

mountain  beyond  the  Mississippi,  he  grew  to  manhood  amid 

the  scenes  which  marked  the  work  of  those  who  wrested  from 

savagery  the  imperial   West,  and   in   which   work   Ik-   took  an 

important  part. 

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When,  at  25  years  of  age,  the  civil  war  began,  he  had  found 
his  way  to  far  Colorado.  There  for  two  years  he  had  been  one 
of  those  earnest,  active,  strenuous  workers  in  civilization's  cause 
who  loved  the  new  land  in  which  they  had  cast  their  lot  and 
whose  mighty  efforts  were  directed  toward  its  development. 
The  devotion  to  the  alluring  land  of  vast  possibilities  was  only 
another  manifestation  of  the  spirit  of  '76,  and  when  war  came 
George  L.  Shoup  entered  the  ranks  of  the  Union  soldiery. 

True  to  the  spirit  of  the  wilderness  conquerors,  he  entered 
the  army  as  a  member  of  an  independent  company  of  scouts, 
and  as  such  had  more  experience  of  danger,  privation,  and 
hardship  than  fell  to  the  lot  of  most  soldiers  of  the  regularly 
organized  armies.  The  Indians  and  desperadoes  of  the  Pecos, 
Canadian,  and  Red  rivers  down  to  the  borders  of  Texas  and  the 
Indian  Territory  gave  work  enough  of  the  hardest  kind  to  men 
who  were  accustomed  to  frontier  life  in  all  its  phases,  and  the 
manner  in  which  it  was  performed  merited  the  highest  praise 
of  their  contemporaries,  as  it  merits  the  appreciative  thanks  of 
all  of  us  to-day. 

For  two  vears  this  important  and  arduous  work  was  done 
bv  the  company  of  scouts,  during  which  time  young  Shoup  had 
developed  the  qualities  which  make  the  great  soldier,  and  in 
1863  he  was  given  a  commission  as  first  lieutenant  in  the  First 
Regiment  of  Colorado  Cavalry.  Though  a  soldier,  he  was  still 
a  builder  of  States,  and  his  aid  was  solicited  and  given  in  the 
work  of  organizing  the  new  Commonwealth  of  Colorado. 

This  done,  he  returned  to  his  command,  and  was  soon  after 
commissioned  colonel  of  the  Third  Regiment  Colorado  Cavalry. 
But  the  war  was  soon  after  brought  to  a  close,  and  Colonel 
Shoup  returned  to  his  first  great  work  of  redeeming  the  great 
western  wilderness  to  civilization  and  progress. 

Just  before  Colonel  Shoup  was  mustered  out  tlie  Territory 
of  Idaho,  with  which  his  future  life  was  to  be  identified,  was 


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formed.  It  was  then  of  far  greater  extent  than  now,  comprising, 
in  addition  to  its  present  area,  that  of  the  great  States  of  Mon- 
tana and  Wyoming. 

But  in  1864  Montana  was  cut  out  and  organized  as  a  Terri- 
tory, and  four  years  later  Wyoming.  At  the  close  of  the  civil 
war  this  vast  region,  which  was  practically  unknown,  was  just 
beginning  to  be  explored  by  jirospectors  in  search  of  gold. 
Previous  to  this  time-  there  had  been  only  two  or  three  attempts 
to  effect  settlements,  and  these  by  Mormons,  who  were  unsuc- 
cessful. 

The  movemenl  wliich  led  to  permanent  settlements  and  the 
development  of  the  resources  of  the  region  began  in  1862  with 
the  discovery  of  gold  on  Clearwater  River.  The  thirst  for  this 
precious  metal  soon  caused  an  influx  of  miners  into  that  part 
of  the  region  west  of  the  Rocky  Mountains.  It  was  a  region 
rough  with  mountains,  among  which  were  a  few  plains,  deemed 
for  the  most  part  desert  wastes,  where  man,  it  was  thought, 
would  have  hard  work  to  live.  Only  records  of  from  $30  to  $300 
per  man  per  day  in  the  placer  mines  served  to  maintain  the 
courage  of  the  newcomers  and  to  attract  others. 

There  were  no  roads,  no  means  of  transportation  by  water, 
and  prospectors  had  not  only  to  face  the  danger  of  starvation, 
but  were  compelled  to  fight  their  way  through  hostile  Indians. 
But  more  gold  placers  were  found,  and  then  gold  quartz.  Then 
came  the  discovery  of  silver.  This  served  to  attract  prospectors, 
who,  in  spite  of  all  sorts  of  dilTiculties  and  dangers,  pushed  into 
the  mountain  canyons  and  founded  ephemeral  cities  along  the 
old  river  channels. 

When,  in  1866,  Colonel  vShoit  went  forth  from  Colorado  to 
the  newly  discovered  mining  country,  he  found  a  community 
unorganized,  a  forbidding  region  whicli  was  just  beginning 
to  be  known,  with  a  future-  whicli  seemed  to  he  limited  to  the 
production  of   precious   metals,   whose   amount    no   one   could 


58         Statue   of   Hon.  George   Laird   Slioup 

determine.  The  exhaustion  of  the  placer  mines  soon  sent 
back  to  more  favored  States  miners  who  had  hoped  to  wash 
easily  in  a  few  months  from  sand  and  gravel  fortunes  that 
would  satisfy  their  cravings. 

In  consequence,  the  population,  which  in  1863  was  esti- 
mated at  20,000,  rapidly  diminished,  only  the  true  pioneers 
remaining  to  develop  such  resources  of  the  precipitous  moun- 
tains and  dusty  plains  as  they  might  discover. 

It  was  in  1866  that  Colonel  Shoup  took  up  his  work  in  this 
unpromising  territory,  establishing  himself  at  Salmon  City, 
Idaho.  Gold  had  been  discovered  at  the  latter  place  the  pre- 
vious year,  and  had  attracted  5,000  miners  the  first  season. 
Colonel  Shoup  laid  out  the  town,  which  became  the  center  of  a 
most  busy  mining  region.  When  the  placers  were  exhausted 
the  mining  population  rapidly  declined,  but  there  remained  800 
active  and  energetic  inhabitants,  who — Colonel  Shoup  the  most 
prominent — were  the  real  founders  of  the  city.  With  Salmon 
City  and  with  the  region  which  we  now  know  as  Idaho  (the 
Indian  word  for  "gem  of  the  mountains")  he  closely  identified 
himself,  and  became  one  of  the  most  active,  useful,  and  enter- 
prising of  its  progressive  people. 

The  Territory  was  essentially  a  mining  country,  most  of  the 
energies  of  the  people  being  devoted  to  the  extraction  of  the 
precious  metals  from  the  soil.  The  population  was  unstable, 
for  its  means  of  livelihood  was  simply  the  uncertam  supply  of 
gold  and  silver  in  rock  and  gravel.  It  was  a  community  which 
offered  few  promises  to  the  organizer  of  States,  but  with  the 
difficult  problems  presented  Colonel  Shoup  immediately 
grappled. 

The  first  and  greatest  difficulty  to  be  overcome  was  that 
presented  by  the  hundreds  of  lawless  men  who  flocked  to  the 
mines,  and  who  inaugurated  a  period  of  crime  which  at  last 


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called  for  drastic  treatment.  In  the  sparsely  settled  region, 
where  the  atlminisLration  of  law — where  there  was  law — was 
dilTiculi,  il  became  necessary  to  resort  to  civil  organizations  for 
the  promotion  of  public  safety. 

Crime  of  all  kinds  was  rampant.  Of  the  revenue  of  the 
Territory  one-third  was  devoted  to  tlie  maintenance  of  the 
territorial  prison,  yet  in  two  years  this  was  not  enough  by 
$22,000  to  cover  the  cost  of  caring  for  criminals.  Boise  City 
was  burned  by  desperadoes;  murders  were  committed  whole- 
sale; embezzlement  by  public  officials  seemed  to  be  the  rule,  and 
a  reign  of  terror  was  the  result. 

But  the  vigilance  organizations  worked  swiftly  and  effect- 
ively, and  in  five  years  over  200  outlaws  were  executed.  From 
that  time  on  orderly  development  was  assured,  and  to  this  end 
Colonel  Shoup  was  one  of  the  most  prominent  and  efficient 
workers.  Then  came  the  Indian  troubles,  begun  by  Chief 
Joseph,  of  the  Nez  Perces,  whose  hostilities  called  out  a  large 
force  of  United  States  troops  and  resulted  in  many  bloody 
contests. 

The  settlers  in  the  new  Territory  had  also  to  arm  in  their 
own  defense.  An  independent  company  was  raised  in  the  Sal- 
mon River  region  to  fight  the  Indians  on  the  warpath  under 
Chief  Joseph  Colonel  Skoup  was  placed  at  their  head,  and 
cooperated  with  General  Howard  during  the  campaign.  Then 
came  the  war  with  the  Shoshones,  which  further  convulsed  the 
Territory.  But  all  of  these  tragedies  of  pioneering  at  last  came 
to  an  end.  and  the  work  of  civil  organization  and  mdustrial 
development  was  resumed,  not  to  be  interfered  with  again. 

Colonel  Shoup  took  a  leading  part.  He  was  one  of  the 
supervisors  of  Lemhi  County,  who  appointed  the  first  county 
officers,  and  was  the  first  councilman  from  that  county  to  the 
territorial  legislature.     He  was  also  a  member  of  the  legislature 


6o         Statue   of   Hon.  George   Laird   SJioup 

during  its  eighth  and  tenth  sessions,  and  was  prominent  in 
urging  the  enactment  of  the  laws  under  which  the  Territory 
rapidly  developed. 

In  1S89  he  was  appointed  territorial  governor — the  last 
governor  under  territorial  organization — and  issued  a  proclama- 
tion under  which  assembled  a  constitutional  convention  to  draft 
a  constitution  for  Idaho  as  a  State,  though  as  yet  Congress  had 
not  passed  an  enabling  act.  The  convention  met  and  adopted 
a  constitution,  which  was  drafted  on  the  lines  of  those  of 
the  older  States,  but  which  contained  a  provision  prohibiting 
polygamy  and  bigamy. 

There  was  considerable  opposition  to  such  provision  on  the 
part  of  the  25,000  Mormons  in  the  Territory,  who  held  that  laws 
enacted  for  the  suppression  of  polygamy  were  unconstitutional, 
for  the  reason  that  they  interfered  with  religious  liberty.  Gov- 
ernor Shoup,  however,  upheld  the  provision,  holding  that  the 
argument  against  it  was  dangerous,  for  the  reason  that  under  it 
any  association  could,  in  the  name  of  a  religious  association, 
commit  with  impunity  crimes  against  society.  The  provision 
was  adopted  and  is  now  a  part  of  the  constitution  of  Idaho. 

With  the  adoption  of  the  constitution  came  the  admittance 
of  Idaho  as  a  State,  and  Colonel  Shoup  was  elected  its  first  gov- 
ernor. In  that  high  office  he  showed  the  earnestness  and  pub- 
lic spirit  which  had  always  characterized  him,  and  which  led 
to  his  election  to  the  United  States  Senate  in  December,  1890. 
In  this  body  he  served  until  March  3,  1901,  and  during  the  ten 
years  or  more  that  he  in  part  represented  Idaho  all  his  efforts 
were  devoted  to  the  promotion  of  the  best  interests  of  the  State 
and  to  the  development  of  all  its  resources.  What  these  re- 
sources were  even  he,  enthusiastic  as  he  was,  did  not  realize 
when  he  laid  out  the  first  town  in  eastern  Idaho.  As  has 
already  been   stated,  in   that    time    there  were   no   roads,  and 


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communication  was  so  difficult  that  although  the  proclama- 
tion organizins^  the  Territory  was  issued  in  September  it  was 
not  known  in  (he  mines  mUil  (lie  following  sj^ring. 

Mining  was  the  only  industry  throughout  the  entire  region, 
which  was  deemed  unproductive  and  unfitted  for  permanent 
settlement.  But  when  once  attention  had  been  turned  to  possi- 
bilities of  the  soil  other  than  gold  and  silver,  surprise  followed 
surprise.  It  was  seen  before  long  that  the  real  and  permanent 
riches  of  the  region  lay  not  in  its  deposits  of  gold  and  silver, 
which  yielded  $17,000,000  in  1886  alone,  but  in  the  utilization  of 
its  other  natural  resources;  and  this  was  emphasized  !)>•  the 
sudden  drop  in  the  value  of  gold  produced  as  soon  as  the 
placers  were  exhausted,  the  yield  diminishing  to  $6,500,000  in 
1867  and  to  $1,350,000  in  1878,  its  present  yield  being  from 
$5,000,000  to  $6,000,000  per  year. 

Gold  and  silver  had  made  the  Territory,  but  they  did  not 
maintain  it.  There  were  sources  of  far  greater  riches.  In 
1870,  when  the  real  development  of  Idaho  began,  its  inhabitants 
numbered  14,999 — far  less  in  number  than  during  the  palmy 
days  of  placer  mining.  But  since  then  population  has  steadily 
and  rapidly  increased,  and  with  it  the  riches  of  this  favored 
region. 

The  first  homestead  entries  were  made  in  1868,  when  applica- 
tions were  filed  covering  6,337  acres.  In  1880  there  were  1,885 
farms,  against  414  ten  years  before,  and  in  1900  there  were 
17,471,  embracing  3,204,903  acres  and  valued  at  $67,271,000. 
Last  [une  the  homestead  entries  embraced  7,188,004  acres. 
There  is  no  record  of  cattle  in  i860,  and  in  1870  there  were 
only  10,000,  but  in  1900  there  were  277,000. 

There  were  only  2,151  horses  in  1S70,  but  in  1900  there  were 
151,000.  In  1870  there  were  only  1,021  sheep,  yielding  3,415 
pounds  of  wool,  but  in  igo8  there  were  2,500,000  sheep,  which 
yielded  nearly  18,000,000  pounds,  valued  at  almost  $3,000,000. 


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Farm  products  were  valued  at  $637,000  in  1870,  in  1900  at 
$18,000,000,  and  in  the  same  period  the  value  of  live  stock 
increased  from  5416,000  to  S2 1 ,600,000.  The  value  of  the  prod- 
ucts of  the  farm  alone  at  the  end  of  twenty  years  was  over 
three  times  the  value  of  the  gold  and  silver  produced,  which 
metals  originally  attracted  adventurous  men  to  this  apparently 
sterile  region. 

That  base  metal,  lead,  yielded  almost  as  much  in  1906 
as  the  gold  and  silver  mines  in  their  most  prosperous  day, 
nearly  $15,000,000  in  that  year.  Copper,  too,  yields  about 
half  as  much  in  value  as  gold  and  silver  together.  In  1908 
wheat  yielded  $11,000,000,  hay  over  $10,000,000,  lumber  over 
$7,000,000,  potatoes  over  $1,000,000. 

Population  increased  to  205,704  in  1906,  and  the  value  of  all 
property  to  $342,871 ,000.  The  vast  sum  of  $7,145,000  has  been 
expended  in  irrigating  266,000  acres  of  land;  18,000  miles  of 
public  roads  have  been  built ;  and  nearly  i  ,800  miles  of  railroads 
extend  through  one  of  the  most  difficult  regions  for  railroad 
construction. 

Water  power  aggregating  78,743  horsepower  has  been  de- 
veloped, and  this  will  in  the  immediate  future  be  vastly  in- 
creased through  the  utilization  of  mountain  streams  for  the 
generation  of  electricity.  Already,  in  1905,  the  value  of  manu- 
factures depending  on  power  had  increased  to  nearly  $9,000,000. 

Such  are  some  of  the  results  which  the  efforts  of  George  L. 
Shoup  were  instrumental  in  achieving.  No  wonder  that  he 
was  an  enthusiastic  lover  of  this  great  State  and  that  ail  his 
energy  and  best  efforts  were  given  to  it.  As  United  States 
Senator  he  strove  to  secure  for  his  State  the  benefits  of  legisla- 
tion demanded  by  conditions  which  he  so  well  understood,  and 
his  knowledge  of  all  that  great  western  country  was  so  minute 
and  so  comprehensive  that  he  naturally  found  his  way  to  the 


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head  of  the  Committee  on  Territories,  where,  during  his  term 
of  service,  he  was  instrunieiital  in  passing  those  laws  which 
have  been  of  much  benefit  to  the  people  of  the  great  Northwest. 
To  him  are  due  the  thanks  of  the  700,000  people  who  now  live 
within  the  borders  of  the  original  Territory  of  Idaho,  and  whose 
present  prosperity  is  due  in  no  small  degree  to  his  energy,  wis- 
dom, and  constant  efforts  to  secure  wise  legislation.  No  meas- 
ure was  proposed  in  Congress  affecting  the  scene  of  his  early 
labors  ^hat  did  not  command  his  most  careful  attention,  and 
no  bill  that  promised  good  to  the  people  whom  he  loved  failed 
to  secure  his  warmest  support. 

He  never  forgot  the  great  States  carved  out  of  the  wilderness 
of  mountains  between  the  Missouri  and  the  Columbia,  for  it 
was  their  mystery  which  first  attracted  him,  the  surprises  which 
they  revealed  which  caused  him  to  cast  his  lot  with  them,  and 
the  way  in  which  they  fulfilled  his  prophecies  which  caused 
him  to  devote  his  life  to  them.  He  was  one  of  the  last  of  the 
builders  of  States. 

There  are  no  more  opportunities  for  labors  of  this  kind. 
Our  great  country  no  longer  presents  opportunities  for  the 
exercise  of  the  talents  which  George  h.  Shoup  possessed  in 
such  an  eminent  degree.  The  great  State  of  Idaho  may  be  said 
to  stand  as,  in  a  very  great  degree,  his  work,  and  should  be  con- 
sidered his  real  monument,  of  which  this  statue  that  we  accept 
to-day  is  merely  a  visible  reminder. 


Address  of  Mr.  Clark,  of  Wyoming 

Mr.  President:  For  many  years  Right  Rev.  Ethelbert 
Talbot,  now  bishop  of  the  diocese  of  central  Pennsylvania, 
was  missionary  bishop  for  Wyoming  and  Idaho.  He  is  a  man 
especially  fitted  for  such  a  charge,  and  carried  his  Master's 
name  into  every  village  and  mining  camp  and  to  nearly  every 
ranch  house  in  both  these  Territories.  He  was  a  close  observer 
of  the  country  and  a  student  of  men,  and  his  appreciation  was 
bounded  by  no  creed,  nor  was  his  true  and  clear  insight  into 
character  dimmed  by  any  sectarian  prejudice.  In  his  volume 
of  most  interesting  reminiscences  of  the  time  he  spent  in  those 
fields,  entitled  "My  People  of  the  Plains,"  he  thus  speaks  of 
one  of  the  strongest  and  most  respected  men  of  that  day  and 
country,  George  L.  Shoup: 

He  was  jjerhaps  the  best-beloved  man  in  Idaho,  quite  apart  from  his 
political  alTiliations.  Indeed,  he  was  one  of  nature's  noblemen,  and  I 
cherished  for  him  the  warmest  alTection.  He  was  a  native  of  Pennsylvania, 
served  through  the  civil  war  with  distinction,  and  afterwards  had  a  most 
thrilling  experience  in  Indian  wars  in  Colorado  and  elsewhere.  He  was 
absolutely  without  fear,  and  under  iiis  courageous  leadership  as  colonel 
the  warlike  tribes  that  had  terrorized  the  frontier  were  si)eedily  brought 
under  the  strong  arm  of  the  Government.  He  was  generous  to  a  fault, 
modest  and  unaffected,  of  transparent  integrity  of  character,  and  instinc- 
tively won  the  confidence  of  men.  He  was  always  ready  to  respond  with 
generous  liberality  to  every  good  cause. 

The  mention  of  Senator  Shoup's  venerated  name  leads  me  to  state  that 
the  conditions  of  frontier  life  often  developed  a  high  type  of  manhood  quite 
unusual  elsewhere.  Frequently  these  men  were  not  connected  with  any 
church,  a  fact  which  may  be  explained  by  the  absence  of  organized  Chris- 
tianity during  the  earlier  years  of  their  residence  there;  but  they  were  in 
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(»()         Stiiliir    ('/    Hon.  C(or(]c    Laird   SJiouj^ 

fulk'sl  svmiiMlliv  willi  llu-  pi  iiu-i|>k'S  of  rij^htcousiicss  for  whicli  tin-  chiiroli 
stands,  :iii(l  coiiUl  al\v;iys  W  n-lii-il  iipoii  to  use  tlu'ii  inlliK'noo  in  Inliilf  of 
(Uivncy  ami  molality,  'riicy  were  the  warm  personal  friends  of  the  elergy 
in  i;eneral,  and  a  bishop  felt  the  stroni^er  for  their  ontspoken  loyalty  and 
snppoit  Their  \\i\es  anil  families  were  loi  tlie  most  pail  memhers  of  niy 
lloek,  and  1  always  thoni;hl  of  the  men  themselves  as  an  important  part  of 
my  dioeesan   family. 

Bishop  Talbot  was  ri>;hl  Inilli  iti  his  estimate  of  tlu'  cliaiaolcf 
ol"  llir  man  aiul  ol'  llu'  i.-oiulitions  ami  tlii'  tiiiK'S  that  rrmU'ii'd 
j)ossihlo  his  caivcM.  Ilu'  hanlships  atul  pii\atiotis  ol  llic  fron- 
tier, the  strti,<;i;K"  wiili  nature  ami  with  athetse  e<ni(Hli(Mis  for  ;i 
livelihood,  the  oiililoor  life,  have  e\er  prodiieed  a  elass  ol  men 
that  tlu-  eiowded  atmospheie  of  tlu-  eit>-  and  elTeminale  soeial 
oondilions  have  seUU^m  broiii^hl  forth.  .\  sttndy  imleixaidetico 
of  tlu>n,i;ht  ami  aetion,  stroiis;  and  ori>;inal  minds,  and  a  i>alienl 
and  ne\er  failiiii;  eottrai;e  have  been  awakoneil  in  every  new 
ami  nmle\  iloited  poition  ol  om  eonnlrv. 

In  his  lifetime  t'.l.'oRr.i:  1..  SiliMi"  tonehed  e\ery  line  of  Amer- 
iean  eiti/enship,  ami  alwa\s  in  a  wa\-  to  lelleel  ciedit  and  honor 
on  that  eiti/iMiship.  With  his  faee  alwa\s  towatil  (he  fnnilier, 
he  took  i.-\ei\-  dtit\-  as  it  eanie  to  him  aitil  ehallem;ed  e\eiy  new 
eondilion  with  nnllinehinv;  eoinav;e  and  with  peisiN  eranee  ami 
Slieeess.  In  eaiU  life  a  farmei  in  the  then  new  West  betore 
(Mir  ei\il  wai,  the  eiisis  found  him  in  the  still  newer  and  almost 
unknown  West,  the  l\oek\   Monnlains. 

lie  beeame  one  ^^i  that  ^land  aiin\-  against  whose  tanks  the 
S]>lendid  eoniai;e  and  the  tempi'st notis  waxes  o{  the  lost  eanse 
"dashed  and  bioke  foi  four  lorn;  \eais  in  \ain."  Ihiriiii;  his 
uiililaiv  eareei  and  as  the  stitiv^^le  between  the  Slates  was 
drawim;  near  its  pia\ed  for  end.  his  lot  was  east  amoiii;  (hose 
dexuled  nun  w  hosi-  dnl\  iMiiied  them  to  the  diiense  ol  that 
^reat  boidei  land  infested  with  the  !u>stile  Indi.m  (tibes,  ter- 
rors to  out  settleis  and  bloeks  to  onr  ei\  ili/.ilion ;    (hat   lino  he 


Address   of   Mr.  Clark,  of    Wyoming         67 

defended  from  the  Mexican  border  to  the  far  North.  His 
record  in  those  years  during  which  he  rose  step  by  step  to  high 
command,  has  been  excelled  by  no  man  from  the  lime  Miles 
Standish  led  his  little  army  against  the  savages  of  New  Eng- 
land until  the  jjresent  day.  He  was  among  the  greatest  and  last 
of  the  intrepid  and  fearless  protectors  of  our  western  frontier 
in  the  sixties.  Gentlest  among  the  gentle,  he  knew  that  peace 
and  security  to  our  settlers  could  only  be  (obtained  by  swift  and 
decided  action,  and  when  he  moved,  he  struck  with  sudden, 
unerring,  and  terrific  blows,  and  his  strategy  and  actions  were 
models  for  every  successful  commander  in  our  Indian  wars  from 
that  time  until  permanent  peace  was  secured  many  years  after- 
wards; peace  with  the  Indians  having  been  conquered,  and  the 
Regular  Army  being  deemed  sufficient  to  maintain  it,  he  was 
mustered  out  of  the  service  with  the  regiment  of  which  he  was 
colonel  and  took  up  the  duties  of  civil  life  in  the  country  which 
his  military  activities  had  rendered  safe  and  habitable.  In  an 
interval  between  Indian  disturbances  he  had  been  an  honored 
and  useful  member  of  the  first  constitutional  convention  of 
Colorado,  and  soon  after  the  termination  of  his  military  serv- 
ice he  turned  his  face  again  toward  the  setting  sun  and  took  up 
his  permanent  home  in  the  then  Territory,  now  the  "Gem" 
State  of  Idaho,  which  to-day  pays  him  such  distinguished  honor. 
From  that  time  until  1904,  the  year  of  his  death,  the  life  of 
George  L.  Siioti'  and  the  history  of  Idaho  were  inseparable; 
he  was  easily  the  foremost  citizen  of  the  State,  and  the  vState 
loved  him  as  he  loved  Idaho.  No  State  in  this  Union  ever  had 
a  more  loyal  citizen  nor  one  who  gave  more  freely  of  his  time, 
energy,  and  substance  in  promoting  the  public  good. 

The  service  of  vSenator  Shoup  in  this  body  was  such  as  to 
reflect  credit  on  himself  and  honor  upon  his  State;  modest  to 
a  fault,  he  was  not  often  heard  in  public  debate,  but  when  he 


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addressed  the  Senate  his  words  were  the  words  of  a  wisdom 
drawn  from  a  wide  and  varied  experience,  and  in  all  matters 
concerning  western  affairs,  at  least,  he  was  looked  upon  as 
authority.  A  strict  party  man,  he  believed  in  the  wisdom  of 
that  party's  policies,  but  never  placed  party  above  patriotism- 
Especially  fitted  by  his  life's  experience,  he  found  his  natural 
place  on  the  Committee  on  Territories,  of  which  he  was  chair- 
man, and  on  the  Committee  on  Military  Affairs,  where  in  peace 
and  war  he  rendered  most  signal  service.  His  servdce  in  this 
bodv  was  most  deUghtful  to  his  colleagues,  and  his  associates 
will  always  hold  his  name  in  sweet  remembrance. 

Idaho  has  had,  and  has,  many  a  noble  son,  men  whose  lives 
are  entwined  about  the  very  foundation  of  the  State  and  whose 
names  will  be  more  and  more  honored  as  the  present  gives  place 
to  the  future,  and  yet  none  will  question  the  wisdom  or  the 
justice  of  the  undying  honor  which  that  State  to-day  pays  to 
George  L.  Shoup.  A  repetition  of  his  career  will  not  be 
•  possible,  because  the  times  in  which  he  lived  and  of  which  he. 
was  a  part  come  not  again,  but  the  great  work  of  state  building 
to  which  he  devoted  so  freely  his  time  and  influence  and  energy 
will  be  more  and  more  appreciated,  his  fame  will  glow  with 
increased  luster,  and  his  name  and  deeds  will  still  be  a  sweet 
and  most  glorious  memory  to  his  children  and  his  children's 
children  as  the  years  go  by. 


Address  of  Mr.  Warren,  of  Wyoming 

J- 

Mr.  President:  I  deem  it  an  honor  to  be  permitted  to  take 
part  in  the  dedication  of  a  monument  erected  to  commemorate 
the  services  of  our  former  colleague,  the  late  George  L.  Shoup, 
of  Idaho. 

I  venture  the  assertion  that  the  men  of  the  United  vStates 
whose  achievements  will  remain  longest  in  the  memories  of 
their  fellows  will  be  those  who  in  their  lives  have  had  to  do 
with  the  formation  and  upbuilding  of  new  States,  and  who 
have  had  a  hand  in  changing  the  so-called  "  waste  places  "  of  our 
country  into  regions  of  homes  and  progression.  Such  a  man 
was  George  L.  Shoup,  and  it  is  fitting  that  the  great  vState  of 
Idaho  has  shown  its  appreciation  of  him  by  placing  here  in 
this  hall  of  fame  a  likeness  of  him  in  imperishable  marble. 

It  was  my  privilege  to  have  enjoyed  a  long  personal  acquaint- 
anceship with  Governor  Shoup  in  the  West  and  here  in  Con- 
gress. My  public  duties  and  his  were,  in  a  measure,  strangely 
coincident.  Living  in  neighboring  Territories,  which  were 
admitted  to  statehood  at  the  same  time,  he  was  the  last  terri- 
torial governor  and  the  first  state  governor  of  Idaho,  as  I  was 
the  last  territorial  governor  and  first  state  governor  of  Wyom- 
ing. Our  coincident  services  continued  later,  for  we  were 
both  elected  to  the  United  States  Senate  by  the  first  legisla- 
tures of  our  respective  States. 

In  the  Senate  we  were  both  members  of  the  }ililitary  Affairs 
Committee  and  were  frequently  associated  together  in  regard 
to  legislation  affecting  the  Western  States  and  Territories. 

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The  varied  experiences  of  Senator  Shoup  as  soldier,  stock- 
man, miner,  farmer,  merchant,  and  as  executive  chief  of  a  vast 
Western  Territory  and  State,  combined  with  his  inherent  hon- 
esty and  patriotism,  made  of  him  when  he  reached  the  Senate 
one  of  its  most  valued  and  capable  Members.  His  courage 
was  of  the  most  heroic  order;  his  unselfish  devotion  to  his  State 
was  constant  and  complete. 

His  State  owed  him  much,  and  has  honored  itself  as  well  as 
him  by  erecting  here  in  the  Capitol  this  statue  to  perpetuate 
his  memorv. 


Address  of  Mr.  Penrose,  of  Pennsylvania 

Mr.  President:  The  people  of  Pennsylvania  take  a  great 
interest  in  the  great  State  of  Idaho,  and  our  people  feel  very 
close  to  the  people  of  Idaho.  We  recall  the  fact  that  one  of 
the  territorial  governors  was  Hon.  William  M.  Bunn,  who  is 
living  to-day,  a  prominent  citizen  of  Philadelphia;  and  one  of 
the  counties  of  Idaho  is  named  after  the  Hon.  Henry  H.  Bing- 
ham, the  titular  father  of  the  House  of  Representatives  in 
Congress.  Much  Pennsylvania  capital  has  been  invested  in 
the  mineral  and  other  industrial  enterprises  of  Idaho,  and  we 
recall  with  pride  that  the  Hon.  George  L.  Shoup,  the  last  ter- 
ritorial governor  of  the  State  and  the  first  governor  under  the 
new  state  administration,  a  distinguished  Senator  rn  this  body, 
was  a  son  of  Pennsylvania,  as  is  the  able  and  distinguished 
senior  Senator  from  Idaho.  His  relatives  still  reside  in  west- 
ern Pennsylvania,  and  one  of  them,  the  Hon.  Robert  McAfee, 
is  secretary  of  the  Commonwealth  and  a  political  leader  in  the 
State. 

Senator  Shoup  was  a  worthy  representative  of  the  State  of 
Idaho  and  was  typical  of  much  that  is  most  rugged  and  ad- 
mirable in  her  citizenship.  The  fact  that  Mr.  Shoup  was  born 
in  Pennsylvania  and  that  I  had  for  many  years  hunted  and 
traveled  through  the  State  of  Idaho  in  the  territorial  days 
naturally  brought  about  an  intimate  acquaintance  with  him 
immediately  on  my  entrance  into  the  Senate.  I  suppose  I  knew 
him  as  well  as  almost  any  Member  of  this  bodv,  and  I  can 
testify  to  his  sturdy  and  heroic  virtues  and  attainments  and 
achievements.     Idaho  is  destined  to  become  one  of  the  great 

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States  of  the  Union.  From  her  ample  limits,  as  originally  out- 
lined, the  whole  of  Montana  and  nearly  all  of  Wyoming  have 
been  car\^ed  out.  The  great  rivers  of  the  State,  the  picturesque 
and  lofty  mountain  ranges  possessing  in  their  recesses  untold 
mineral  wealth,  the  rich  alluvial  basins  of  the  Salmon,  Clear- 
water, Payette,  and  Boise  producing  excellent  crops  of  cereals 
and  fruits,  and  the  uplands  well  adapted  to  grazing,  present  to 
the  imagination  of  anyone  who  has  traveled  through  the  State 
unlimited  possibiUties  in  the  future  and  give  assurance  that 
here  will  be  one  of  the  seats  of  empire  and  civilization.  In  no 
section  of  the  United  States  is  development  making  more  rapid 
strides,  with  the  construction  of  railroad  lines  and  with  the 
increase  in  manufactures,  which,  although  small  at  present, 
give  promise  of  great  growth  in  the  future. 

Mr.  Shoup  had  a  remarkable  and  distinguished  career.  It  is 
in  every  way  fitting  that  his  statue  should  be  erected  in  the  hall 
of  this  Capitol  dedicated  to  the  memory  of  representatives 
from  each  State  in  the  Union  m.ost  typical  of  their  respective 
histories  and  civilization.  He  was  successful  as  a  merchant 
and  I  know  from  personal  experience  of  the  high  respect  and 
regard  in  which  he  was  held  by  the  people  of  Idaho  on  account 
of  the  liberality  and  kindness  with  which  he  treated  all  the 
people  with  whom  he  did  business.  I  have  been  told  in  my 
travels  in  Idaho  that  no  miner  or  settler  was  ever  turned  away 
from  Mr.  Shoup's  mercantile  establishment  because  he  did  not 
have  the  money  with  him  for  his  purchases,  but  a  generous 
treatment  of  credit  and  assistance  was  extended  to  all.  He 
was  successful  in  mining  and  stock-raising  enterprises  and 
became  widely  known  as  a  business  man  of  ability  and  of 
pronounced  and  valuable  views  upon  all  questions  of  public 
concern.  He  was  a  member  of  the  territorial  legislature,  dele- 
gate to  Republican  national  conventions,  and  for  a  long  while 


Address  of  Mr.  Penrose,  of  Pennsylvania     73 

a  member  of  the  national  committee  of  the  Republican  party. 
As  a  Senator  he  was  noted  for  his  attention  to  the  interests 
of  the  great  western  country  and  no  one  could  have  been  more 
peculiarly  fitted  for  the  discharge  of  his  duties  as  the  chair- 
man of  the  Senate  Committee  on  Territories,  a  position  he  held 
at  the  time  of  his  retirement  from  the  Senate. 

I  feel  that  I  voice  the  sentiments  of  the  people  of  Pennsyl- 
vania in  saying  that  it  is  most  gratifying  that  the  people  of  our 
sister  State  have  selected  the  Hon.  George  L.  Shoup  as  one 
of  their  representatives  in  Statuary  Hall.  Future  generations 
will  view  his  monument  among  those  of  the  other  great  men  of 
the  Nation,  and  will  recognize  the  fact  that  he  stands  foremost 
and  typical  among  those  courageous  and  enterprising  men  born 
in  the  Eastern  States,  imbued  with  the  best  ideals  of  American 
patriotism,  whom  the  spirit  of  enterprise  and  adventure  at- 
tracted to  our  so-called  "western  frontier,"  and  who  in  the 
fields  of  war  and  peace  assisted  in  building  up  and  constructing 
those  great  Commonwealths  which  subsequently  entered  the 
union  of  States  and  have  contributed  so  much  to  the  power, 
the  dignity,  the  wealth,  and  the  civilization  of  the  Nation. 


Address  of  Mr.  Beveridge,  of  Indiana 

Mr.  President:  I  have  been  asked  by  my  colleagues  from 
Idaho  to  pay  my  tribute  to  Senator  Shoup,  under  whom  I  first 
served  in  the  Committee  on  Territories  when  I  entered  the  Sen- 
ate eleven  years  ago,  and  whom  I  succeeded  as  chairman  of  that 
committee;  and  I  count  it  an  honor  and  a  privilege  to  respond. 
I  shall  not  enter  into  the  details  of  his  busy  life,  which  ran 
strong  and  clear  as  a  mountain  current,  for  older  friends  have 
done  that,  and  done  it  well;  but  I  shall  speak  of  him  as  the  most 
conspicuous  recent  example  of  that  type  so  peculiar  to  our  own 
country,  the  American  pioneer. 

Indeed,  Mr.  President,  American  blood  is  pioneer  blood;  and 
pioneer  blood  is  the  blood  of  faith  and  deeds,  the  blood  of 
optimism  and  courage.  It  dares  the  unknown,  from  which  the 
faint-hearted  shrink,  well  understanding  that  what  is  unknown 
to  men  is  known  to  God,  and  prepared  by  Him  for  the  uses  of 
man  when  he  who  is  strong  enough  shall  discover  it  for  his  fel- 
lows. The  pioneer  has  that  vision  which  sees  no  dragons  guard- 
ing unknown  seas  or  lands,  but  instead  beholds  in  unsearched 
plains  and  valleys  and  mountains  the  unexhausted  wealth 
which  mankind  needs  and  the  abiding  places  for  a  people. 

The   pioneer  fears  not   the   dangers  of  savage  foe,   of  wild 

beast,  of  parched  desert,  of  deadly  hunger.     He  welcomes  them. 

Combat  with  untamed  nature  and  the  elemental  forces  is  his 

pleasure;  and    the    hazards    which    weaker    men,    softened    by 

luxury,  call  "sport,"  to  the  pioneer  are  the  tame  diversions  of 

a  child. 

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To  the  pioneer  the  doubts  and  forebodings  of  pessimism  are 
absurd,  for  his  belief  in  the  conquest  of  new  lands  by  human 
kind  inspired  by  liberty  is  the  passion  of  his  life — aye,  and  the 
conquest  of  the  world  as  well  by  liberty  and  civilization. 
To  him  Daniel's  vision  was  a  simple  statement  of  the  fact  of  • 
the  world's  supreme  event,  which  the  passing  days  are  real- 
izing, and  of  the  realization  of  which  he  is  an  agent  and  an 
instrument. 

And  so  in  the  pioneer  there  is  something  of  prophecy,  much 
of  daring,  much  of  doing,  and  all  of  faith — the  strongest  pos- 
sible combination  of  human  character.  It  was  men  and  women 
of  this  stamp  who  at  our  beginning  settled  on  the  shores  of 
this  continent ;  then  pushed  forward  the  outposts  of  order  and 
industry  into  the  wilderness;  planted  in  the  soil  of  peril  the 
seed  of  liberty  and  nourished  the  growing  plant  until  it  yielded 
the  fruits  of  safety;  pushed  ever  onward  across  flooded  rivers, 
waterless  plains,  impassable  mountains — always  building  as 
they  went — until  within  the  briefest  time  in  human  history 
a  continent  was  occupied  by  a  nation  of  free  men.  It  was 
the  pioneer  spirit  that  founded  the  Republic  and  saved  the 
Republic,  and  the  Republic  will  endure  just  as  long  as  that 
hardy  blood  runs  through  American  veins  and  that  unques- 
tioning faith  inspires  American  hearts,  and  no  longer. 

The  pioneer  never  asks,  "Is  the  path  before  me  blazed  and 
easy?"  He  says,  "I  will  blaze  the  path  myself  and  go  for- 
ward." He  never  asks,  "Is  there  a  precedent  for  this  thing?" 
He  only  asks,  "Should  this  thing  be  done?"  And  if  it  should, 
he  does  it.  Do  multiplying  men  and  women  and  children  need 
new  lands  to  occupy,  new  fields  to  till?  The  pioneer  declares, 
"I  will  fmd  them."  Do  burdens  He  heavy  on  humanity  and 
legal  tricksters  endeavor  to  prevent  their  lifting?  The  pioneer 
declares,  "I  will  devise  a  law  that  will  remove  them,"  and  he 


Address   of   Mr.  Beveridge ,  of    Indiana       77 


writes  it,  champions  it,  and  in  the  end  he  passes  it.  Do  bar- 
barism, tyranny,  and  darkness  oppress  and  envelop  an  alien 
people,  and  does  Providence  call  an  enlightened  nation  to  the 
rescue?  When  the  infidels  of  liberty  declare  the  task  imi)()s- 
sible,  the  pioneer  moves  calmly  forward  to  its  accomplishment 
amid  the  final  applause  of  a  doubting  and  reluctant  world. 

Of  such,  Mr.  President,  was  the  man  whose  statue  is  placed 
in  Statuary  Hall  of  the  Nation's  Capitol  to  represent  forever 
the  spirit,  the  courage,  the  constructive  genius  of  the  American 
pioneer.  He  never  asked,  "Can  this  wild  western  countrv  be 
made  the  homes  of  a  happy  people  ?"  He  only  said,  "  I  will  help 
make  it  so."  He  never  asked,  "  Will  I  be  killed  fighting  Indians 
and  outlaws  that  civilization  may  advance;  fighting  my  own 
brothers  that  the  Nation  may  live?"  He  only  said,  "I  gladly 
offer  my  life  as  an  humble  sacrifice  to  either  or  both."  Not 
from  his  lips  of  prophecy,  not  from  his  heart  of  faith,  not  from 
his  hand  of  deeds  went  forth  a  single  word  or  action  that  even 
suggested  that  this  Nation,  which  had  succeeded  in  such  great 
things  for  humanity  at  home,  would  fail  in  the  easier  tasks 
which  events  have  given  us  to  do  in  the  islands  of  the  sea;  he 
only  said,  "I  know  that  the  blessings  which  this  Nation  has 
secured  for  its  own  people  it  will  achieve  for  alien  peoples 
whom  God  has  placed  in  our  keeping  in  His  own  good  time." 

Such  was  the  mind,  the  will,  the  character  of  George  L. 
Shoup;  such  were  his  words  and  works  of  life. 

Even  the  Central  West  beyond  the  Mississippi  was  wild  indeed 
when  George  L.  Shoup,  a  mere  stripHng,  heard  and  heeded  its 
call.  At  an  age  when  the  youth  of  to-day  have  hardly  left 
their  schools,  he  was  a  commander  of  scouts,  in  desperate  en- 
counter with  savages  who  sought  to  stay  by  bloodshed  civiliza- 
tion's resistless  march;  aye,  and  a  colonel  of  Volunteers  battling 
with  those  who  sought  in  arms  to  destroy  this  Nation  of  free 


78         Statue   of   Hon.  George   Laird   Shoup 

and  equal  men.  After  the  war  was  over  there  still  was  need 
for  his  fighting  blood  not  only  against  the  savage  red  men,  but 
also  against  the  more  savage  white  outlaws  who  robbed  and 
murdered  and  sowed  lawlessness  where  the  pioneer  was  tilling 
and  building  and  striving  to  sow  order. 

And  this  was  his  heroic  part  in  the  adventurous  life  of  the 
young  and  mighty  West;  and  all  the  while,  and  after,  he  poured 
his  energies  out  in  the  peaceful  and  constructive  life  of  that  new 
land  which  had  forever  won  his  heart. 

Explorer  and  prospector,  Indian  fighter  and  soldier  of  the 
Union,  miner  and  trader,  executive  and  lawgiver — his  years 
flowed  on  to  the  sea,  ever  broadening  in  usefulness,  fertilizing 
ever-increasing  lands  which  their  waters  touched,  and  bearing 
ever-enlarging  cargoes  of  responsibility  discharged  and  of  human 
helpfulness  performed.  i\nd  finally  came  the  end,  as  come  to 
all  it  must;  and  the  day  that  put  a  period  to  his  life  closed  a 
career  of  courage  and  accomplishment  of  faith  justified,  of 
liberty  strengthened,  of  the  American  spirit  personified. 

And  so  when  Congress  accepts  the  statue  of  George  L.  Shoup, 
Idaho's  gift,  the  Nation  will  have  placed  forever  in  her  Hall  of 
Fame  the  marble  image  of  the  last  great  representative  of  the 
early  American  pioneers,  who  as  individuals  have  passed  away, 
but  whose  blood  still  flows  in  American  veins,  and  whose  spirit 
will  endure  forever  in  American  hearts.  In  giving  us  the  statue 
of  George  L.  Shoup  Idaho  gives  us  the  eternal  presentment  of 
a  soldier  of  civilization. 


Address  of  Mr.  Scott,  of  West  Virginia 

Mr.  President:  We  meet  to-day  as  representatives  of  the 
Congress  of  the  United  States  to  formally  accept  an  offering 
from  the  great  State  of  Idaho.  That  Commonwealth  has  well 
chosen  when  she  sends  to  this  Hall  of  Fame  the  statue  of  George 
L.  Shoup  as  her  contribution  to  the  "American  immortals." 

This  country  of  ours,  during  the  past  century,  has  been 
simply  developing  herself.  There  was  little  time  to  give  to  the 
remembrance  of  those  who  have  helped  to  make  it  what  it  is. 
During  the  centuries  of  the  past  other  countries  and  other  lands 
have  provided  places  where  the  records  of  the  lives  and  deeds 
of  their  great  men  may  be  preserved  in  as  enduring  a  form  as 
possible.  Their  heroes  have  been  honored  in  various  ways. 
From  the  earUest  recorded  history  down  to  the  present  day 
nations  have  paid  their  loving  tributes  to  the  memories  of  those 
who  have  lived  greatly.  As  the  years  go  by,  a  similar  plan  may 
be  adopted  by  this  country,  so  that  the  generations  yet  to  come 
may  have  before  them  in  some  concrete  form  a  tribute  to  the 
men  who  made  us  great.  As  it  is,  we  must  be  content  with  the 
placing  of  statues  in  this  hall,  silent  witnesses  of  men,  tlie  mem- 
ory of  whose  achievements  is  still  warm  and  pulsing  in  the 
hearts  of  their  countrymen.  So  to-day  the  Commonwealth  of 
Idaho  is  presenting  to  the  Congress  of  the  United  States  the 
statue  of  one  of  whom  she  was  proud  and  whose  niemorv  she 
desires  to  perpetuate. 

The  qualities  which  go  to  make  up  a  man  are  the  main- 
springs which  move  his  whole  being.  Unless  he  is  straight- 
forward, honest,  and  upright,  the  results  of  his  life  are  not  such 

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as  win  the  approval  and  love  of  his  cotemporaries.  Even  at 
the  best,  the  man  who  is  all  that  his  God  intended  him  to  be 
is  misunderstood  and  misinterpreted  by  those  among  whom 
he  lived,  and  it  is  not  until  he  has  passed  to  the  great  beyond 
that  the  qualities  which  have  made  his  sterling  manhood  are 
best  seen  and  best  appreciated.  This  was  not  true  in  the  case 
of  George  L.  Shoup,  who  was  loved,  revered,  and  honored  in  his 
lifetime  and  whose  many  noble  qualities  are  worthy  of  public 
preservation  for  the  benefit  of  his  countrymen  yet  to  be  born. 

The  placing  in  this  Hall  of  a  statue  to  the  memory  of  such  a 
man  is  not  so  much  a  contribution  to  the  man  himself  as  it  is 
the  presenting  of  his  life  to  his  countrymen  as  an  example,  as 
a  guide,  to  civic  virtue.  The  qualities  which  have  made  such 
a  man  as  George  L.  Shoup  are  the  qualities  which  have  made 
this  country  what  it  is.  They  have  been  found  in  the  men  who 
tunneled  the  mountains,  cut  down  the  forests,  and  from  the 
mountain  wilderness  built  up  my  own  vState.  They  are  the 
qualities  which  wrested  from  the  cold,  the  blizzard,  the  red  man, 
and  stern  natural  obstacles  the  great  Northwest.  They  are 
the  same  qualities  which  have  built  up  our  great  Southland. 
They  are  the  same  qualities  which  make  men  wherever  thev 
are.  It  is  these  qualities  that  are  commemorated  in  this  Hall 
to-day,  and  it  is  these  qualities  which  our  sons'  sons  must 
respect,  revere,  and  attain. 

Nothing  I  can  say  can  add  to  the  fame  of  the  achievements 
of  George  L.  Shoup.  Nothing  that  I  can  do  can  make  his 
record  brighter.  I  have  simply  been  asked  to  speak  from  the 
standpoint  of  personal  friendship  and  of  an  acquaintance  that 
commenced  more  than  half  a  century  ago,  an  acquaintance  that 
afterwards  ripened  into  friendship  and  was  only  closed  by  death. 

As  a  boy  of  i6,  before  the  civil  war,  I  started  to  find  my 
fortune  in  the  West.     Driving  an  o.\  team  across  what   was 


Address   of   Mr.  Scott,  of   West    Virginia     8i 

then  known  as  tlie  Cireat  American  Desert  to  the  site  where 
now  stands  the  city  of  Denver,  I  nici  for  the  first  time  (iICorcic 
L-  Siroup,  a  superintendent  of  a  wagon  train.  He  had  been 
born  in  Pennsylvania,  had  moved  to  Illinois,  and,  after  living 
there  several  years,  started  farther  west.  I  had  been  born  and 
reared  in  Ohio;  neither  of  us  knew  the  other,  yet  we  were 
brought  together  on  this  journey  to  the  place  where  Denver 
now  stands.  A  few  years  older  than  myself,  I  looked  upon  him 
with  admiration  and  thought  him  one  of  the  finest  young  men  I 
had  ever  met  or  known,  for  I  found  him  a  lovable  man,  fearless, 
upright,  straightforward.  Cheerful  and  alert,  he  was  the  life 
of  our  gathering.  Ever  ready  to  lend  a  helping  hand,  he  was 
liked  by  all.  Looking  back  over  the  years,  I  can  now  see  that 
he  was  then,  in  the  humble  position  he  occupied,  fitting  him- 
self for  future  responsibilities  and  greatness. 

Many  a  night  on  the  plain,  when  the  wagons  had  been  placed 
in  the  form  of  a  corral,  with  hundreds  of  savage  Indians  sur- 
rounding us,  we  were  wont  to  discuss  the  trials  and  tribula- 
tions of  the  past  day  and  what  we  might  expect  for  the  next. 
At  one  crossing — that  of  a  stream  called  Lost  Creek — we  came 
upon  a  camp  that  had  been  occupied  the  night  before  by  some 
gold  seekers,  and  found  that  31  of  the  men,  women,  and  chil- 
dren had  been  slain  by  Indians.  Well  do  I  remember  the  look 
on  the  face  of  George  L.  Shoup  as  the  evidences  of  this  horrible 
outrage  met  our  eyes.  The  kind  expression  on  his  face,  an 
expression  so  well  known  to  many  of  you  now  present,  changed 
to  one  of  stern  determination  that  this  villainous  deed  should 
some  day  be  punished.  Perhaps  a  remembrance  of  this  mas- 
sacre strengthened  his  arm  as  he  led  his  cavalry  regiment  in 
many  an  Indian  charge. 

Reaching  the  present  site  of  Denver,  I  drifted  away  from 
that  point  to  engage  in  gold  mining,  and  he  drifted  in  another 

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82         Statue    of   Hon.  George   Laird  Shoup 

direction.  My  life  work  brought  me  back  to  the  East,  while  his 
kept  him  in  the  West.  The  experiences  of  plains  life  fitted  him 
for  scout  duty,  and  when  the  great  civil  war  broke  out  he  en- 
tered the  service  of  the  Federal  Army  as  a  scout.  This  service 
led  him  into  many  encounters  with  Indians  and  border  des- 
peradoes, where  the  fearlessness  of  his  character  was  further 
developed.  He  did  everything  well,  and  it  was  not  long  before 
he  was  colonel  of  a  regiment  of  Colorado  cavalry,  and  from 
that  time  his  advancement  was  rapid. 

During  these  years  I  never  met  the  superintendent  of  the 
wagon  train  I  had  so  much  admired,  and  I  only  heard  of 
George  L.  Shoup  as  I  read  of  him  in  the  papers.  It  was  not 
until  a  quarter  of  a  century  later  that  we  met  as  members  of 
the  Republican  national  committee  and  renewed  the  acquaint- 
ance begun  in  a  setting  of  Indians,  unbroken  forests,  and  plains. 
From  that  time  until  he  retired  from  public  life  we  were  closely 
thrown  together.  When  I  was  honored  by  election  to  the 
United  States  Senate  he  was  serving  his  second  term,  and  we 
met  and  spent  two  years  in  close  companionship.  On  more 
than  one  occasion  we  lived  over  again  the  memories  of  the 
past,  from  the  days  in  which  he  cracked  an  ox  whip  over  his 
team  of  bullocks  up  until  the  days  we  voted  side  by  side  on 
matters  of  national  interest. 

I  had  found  Senator  Shoup  as  a  young  man  to  be  straight- 
forward, earnest,  progressive,  and  considerate  of  his  fellow-men. 
I  never  found  occasion  to  change  this  estimate.  As  a  national 
committeeman,  as  a  United  vStates  Senator,  he  was  always  in 
the  front  rank.  His  estimate  of  men  and  things  was  remark- 
able. His  honesty  of  purpose,  his  purity  of  life,  were  all  that 
could  be  desired.  He  was  a  man  who  did  things,  and  did  them 
successfully.  His  was  the  spirit  which  made  the  Western 
States,  which   cleared   the   forests,  which   planted   the  deserts, 


Address  of   Mr.  Scott,  of   West    Virginia      83 

which  grappled  with  liuhans,  and  overcanic'  all  (hlTicuhies. 
He  was  always  in  advance,  clearing  the  path  of  civilization. 
Other  speakers  will  tell  and  have  told  of  his  labors  in  behalf 
of  the  State  of  Idaho,  have  told  what  he  has  done  in  the  devel- 
opment of  the  West,  have  told  of  his  career  in  Congress.  I 
can  only  add  the  loving  tribute  of  a  friendship  of  fifty  years' 
standing.  I  can  only  say  that  a  brighter  beacon  light  to 
Americans  yet  to  come,  a  more  illustrious  example  of  the 
manhood  of  the  West,  it  would  be  hard  to  find. 

His  life  should  be  encouragement  to  the  young  men  of  this 
country  to  do  well  whatever  their  hands  find  to  do,  to  be  honest, 
to  be  straightforward,  and  to  remember  that  it  makes  no  differ- 
ence from  what  humble  condition  they  start,  their  futuie  is 
within  their  own  hands. 


Address  of  Mr.  Gamble,  of  South  Dakota 

Mr.  Presidknt:  I  am  graU-ful  for  the  opportunity  this  occa- 
sion affords  me  to  pay  a  brief  tribute  to  the  memory  of  this  dis- 
tinguished and  most  beloved  citizen  of  Idaho.  I  congratulate  the 
people  of  his  State  upon  the  wise  selection  they  made  in  accord- 
ing to  OdorgK  I..  vShoi^p  this  signal  and  uni(iue  honor  and  this 
lasting  evidence  of  their  love,  respect,  and  devotion.  The  life 
he  lived  and  the  services  he  rendered  his  State  and  his  country 
well  merit  this  special  recognition  and  distinction  they  pay  him. 

It  was  not  ni}-  privilege  to  serve  as  a  Senator  while  he  was  a 
member  of  this  Vxxly,  but  I  knew  him  well  and  intimately.  lie 
was  generous,  companionable,  and  kind,  and  to  know  him  was 
to  love  him  and  to  feel  he  was  your  friend. 

Nature  was  generous  in  her  endowments.  vShe  made  him 
strong,  resolute,  and  courageous,  and  at  the  same  time  tender, 
simple,  and  approachable.  He  had  a  restless  spirit  and  a  high 
purpose,  and  from  his  youth  gave  evidence  of  the  character 
that  would  be  so  rich  in  honorable  and  heroic  endeavor. 

He  early  caught  the  spirit  of  the  West  and  gave  to  it  his 
best  energies  and  supreme  seni'iee  in  a  long,  unusual,  and  dis- 
tinguished career. 

Idaho  can  not  alone  claim  him,  for  his  services  were  not  cir- 
cumscribed by  territorial  or  state  limits.  While  a  citizen  of 
the  Territory  of  Colorado  he  responded  to  the  call  of  his  coun- 
try, and  rendered  long  and  most  trying  sen-ice  in  her  behalf 
during  the  civil  war.  His  military  record  was  most  creditable. 
His  service  extended  practically  throughout  the  war.  He  was 
an  ideal,  brave,   and  accomijlished  soldier.      The   recognition 

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86         Statue   of   Hon.  George   Laird  Shoup 

accorded  him  was  honorably,  faithfully,  and  fearlessly  won. 
From  the  ranks,  through  the  severest  tests  of  efficiency .  and 
daring,  by  successive  advancements,  he  reached  the  rank  of 
colonel. 

His  whole  life  was  one  of  serv^ice,  and  he  was  always  ready 
to  answer  the  summons,  whether  the  call  came  from  his  coun- 
trv  or  his  State.  His  young  and  vigorous  manhood  and  his  life, 
if  need  be,  were  freely  and  patriotically  dedicated  to  his  coun- 
try and  for  its  integrity.  No  higher  or  greater  sacrifice  is  pos- 
sible. In  the  service  he  met  every  expectation  and  was  equal 
to  every  emergency.  His  military  record  alone  entitles  him  to 
high  consideration  and  to  honorable  distinction  in  the  estima- 
tion of  his  countrymen. 

He  must  have  stood  high  and  have  been  well  considered  by 
his  fellow-citizens  even  in  these  earlier  years  of  his  life,  for  it 
appears  when  at  home  for  a  short  period  from  his  military 
duties  in  1864  he  was  elected  and  ser\"ed  with  ability  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  constitutional  convention  of  Colorado  in  that  year. 
This  ser\^es  as  an  indication  of  the  versatility  of  his  powers 
and  his  great  interest  in  the  Commonwealth  in  seeking  wisely 
to  lav  the  foundations  of  the  future  State. 

His  tireless  and  energetic  spirit  felt  the  call  of  duty  else- 
where, and  soon  after  the  close  of  the  war  he  took  up  his  resi- 
dence in  the  Territory  of  Idaho,  that  afterwards  became  the 
State  to  which  his  citizenship  brought  honorable  distinction. 
It  appears  here,  as  in  his  former  home,  his  fellow-citizens  early 
recognized  his  high  character  and  ability,  and  he  was  soon 
called  upon  to  serve  them  in  various  positions  where  sj^ecial 
fitness,  integrity,  and  a  high  order  of  service  were  demanded. 

In  no  place  was  he  found  wanting.  He  was  strong,  wise,  and 
resourceful.  He  appreciated  the  great  opportunities  that  came 
to  him.     He  sought  to  serve  the  people  and  the  highest  interests 


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of  his  State.  He  was  the  leading  spirit  in  the  transition  from 
territorial  condition  to  statehood.  To  have  been  the  last  terri- 
torial governor  and  the  first  of  the  vState  is  a  unique  distinction 
in  the  history  of  his  Commonwealth.  Like  opportunities  come 
to  but  few.  To  have  been  an  active  and  leading  participant  in 
the  formative  period  of  two  separate  Territories,  to  have  had 
to  do  in  shaping  the  social  conditions  that  later  were  to  be  the 
foundations  upon  which  two  free  and  independent  vStates  of  the 
Federal  Union  should  forever  rest,  is  associating  yourself  and 
your  life  work  among  the  most  ideal  and  sublime  acts  in  human 
history. 

Two  great,  indestructible  States,  dedicated  in  the  highest 
sense  to  the  people's  welfare,  to  conserve  their  freedom,  to 
establish  justice,  and  give  inspiration  and  opportunity  for  the 
expression  of  their  highest  ideals;  to  encourage  a  high  and 
patriotic  purpose,  to  enlarge  every  opportunity  for  honorable 
endeavor  and  encouragement  in  industry,  in  civic  virtue,  in 
education,  in  religion,  in  philanthropy,  and  for  human  happi- 
ness— these  are  imperishable  results  to  which  this  man  devoted 
his  high  purpose  and  for  which  he  stood  and  took  a  leading  and 
most  distinguished  part. 

To  have  had  to  do  with  the  founding  of  a  State  in  itself  is 
a  signal  honor,  but  to  have  been  an  active  participant  and  a 
leading  spirit  in  his  relations  to  two  certainly  is  exceptional  and 
unusual  in  the  history  of  the  Republic. 

Mr.  President,  his  record  as  a  representative  of  his  State  in 
this  body  was  honorable,  dignified,  patriotic,  and  of  the  highest 
service  to  his  State  and  country.  Idaho  in  honoring  George 
L.  Shoup  in  any  position  always  honored  herself.  He  was 
in  the  fullest  sense  a  pioneer,  and  as  such  accomplished  great 
and  enduring  results.  He  was  a  loyal  and  a  brave  soldier,  a 
wise    and    high-minded    executive,   a   patriotic,    efficient,    and 


88         Statue    of   Hon.  George   Laird   Shoup 


ser\^ceable  Senator,  and,  withal,  a  noble,  large-hearted,  gener- 
ous, and  kindly  man. 

The  luster  of  his  high  character  and  of  his  unselfish  and  de- 
voted life  must  always  illumine  the  home  and  the  lives  of  those 
he  left  behind.  In  these,  as  husband  and  father,  he  left  them 
the  richest  possible  heritage.  To  the  people  of  Idaho  his  life 
must  always  be  an  inspiration  and  a  benediction. 

George  L.  Shoup  well  merits  his  place  as  a  representative  of 
his  State  among  the  immortals  of  the  Republic.  He  was  ac- 
corded high  distinction  by  his  people  while  he  lived,  and  in  his 
death  he  is  commemorated  in  a  noble  figure  worthy  of  his  high 
character  and  of  the  people  he  so  unselfishly  and  patriotically 
served. 


Address  of  Mr.  Smoot,  of  Utah 

Mr.  President:  vStatuary  Hall,  in  this,  our  country's  Capitol, 
has  become  the  American  Hall  of  Fame,  for  here  the  several 
States  of  the  Union  honor  their  greatest  and  wisest  men.  Idaho, 
in  placing  the  marble  statue  of  George  L.  Shoup  there,  recog- 
nizes his  unselfish  ser\ices  to  his  country  and  his  undeviating 
devotion  to  his  peojile.  The  statue  of  marble  is  the  concrete 
and  material  expression  of  the  monument  of  love  he  has  im- 
planted in  the  hearts  of  those  who  knew  him  best. 

I  deem  it  a  great  privilege  to  speak  brielly  upon  this  occasion 
and  express  some  of  my  thoughts  suggested  b}-  the  life  and 
labors  of  our  departed  friend.  I  intend  my  remarks  to  be  gen- 
eral, for  it  is  better  that  the  Senators  of  his  own  State  recount 
in  detail  his  great  labors  and  achievements. 

Senator  Shoup  was  a  frequent  visitor  to  my  own  home  State. 
We  lived  neighbors,  and  I,  in  common  with  many  others,  learned 
of  his  worth  as  a  man,  his  lofty  ideals,  his  generous  heart,  and 
of  his  honorable  ambitions.  Whenever  the  name  Shoup  is 
mentioned  in  my  hearing  there  arises  at  once  before  me  the  figure 
of  a  man,  tall  and  straight  as  an  arrow,  a  pioneer,  a  business 
man,  a  soldier,  a  patriot,  a  statesman,  a  Christian  gentleman, 
whose  life  was  devoted  to  the  building  up  of  this  magnificent 
Government  of  ours  in  a  form  so  grand  and  enduring  as  to  ex- 
cite the  wonder  and  cliallenge  the  admiration  of  the  civilized 
world.  To  him  more  than  to  any  other  Idaho  owes  her  early 
admission  to  statehood.  To  this  end  he  brought  to  bear  his 
power  as  an  organizer,  his  ability  as  a  leader,  his  logic  as  a 
debater,  his  inllexible  will,  his  honest  soul;  and  for  this  reason, 

89 


90         Statue   of   Hon.  George   Laird   Shoup 


among  others,  his  sculptured  presence  is  placed  in  yon  Pan- 
theon of  the  Republic  to  forever  proclaim  to  the  world  the  love, 
respect,  and  honor  the  great  State  of  Idaho  has  for  one  of  her 
noble  citizens. 

Like  nearlv  all  our  great  historical  characters,  Shoup  was  a 
self-made  man.  He  was  not  born  with  a  silver  spoon  in  his 
mouth  nor  reared  in  the  lap  of  luxury,  but  had  to  combat  with 
the  difficulties  of  life,  overcoming  them  one  by  one  until  success 
could  be  called  his.  What  he  won  came  to  him  because  of  his 
own  persistency  and  ability,  by  dint  of  struggle  and  toil.  From 
bovhood  his  chief  capital  for  his  future  was  reliance  upon  him- 
self, upon  his  own  integrity,  upon  his  own  conscious  power  to 
achieve.  He  was  not  deterred  by  obstacles  nor  discouraged  by 
opposition;  they  but  added  strength  to  his  aims  and  determi- 
nation to  his  will.  Duty!  duty!  work!  work!  thundered  in  his 
soul,  and  he  was  loyal  to  their  demands. 

Shoup  looked  at  every  problem  from  the  view  point  of  the 
common  people.  He  sprang  from  them;  was  one  of  them.  His 
association  until  full  manhood  was  exclusively  with  the  w^ork- 
ing  classes.  His  labors  in  this  body  fully  justify  me  in  saying 
that  he  believed  profoundly  in  the  plain  people,  but  never  de- 
scended to  the  demagogue  in  order  to  show  it.  He  had  the  sin- 
ceritv  and  simplicity  of  nature.  He  w^as  not  an  orator  in  the 
generally  accepted  meaning  of  that  word,  but  his  oratory  was 
of  that  purer  tyoe  used  by  great  and  good  men  in  all  ages  of 
the  world,  for  in  si)caking  he  told  the  truth  at  the  appropriate 
time  and  believed  what  he  said  so  fervently  that  those  who 
heard  him  became  convinced.  His  people  loved  to  hear  him 
and  were  drawn  to  him  not  by  mere  tinsel  of  words,  but  by  the 
soliditv  and  strength  of  his  argument  and  the  force  of  his 
character.  The  people  knew  that  back  of  the  word  was  a 
heart,  a  conscience,  a  conviction,  a  man. 


Address   of   Mr.  Smoot,  of    Utah  91 


He  was  strong  in  his  personal  attachments,  intensely  loyal 
in  his  friendships.  He  had  no  treachery  in  his  heart;  he  ex- 
acted only  that  whicli  he  gave,  loyalty  and  fidelity,  and  these 
he  demanded  in  full  measure.  My  whole  memory  of  him,  from 
first  to  last,  is  such  as  I  am  now  glad  to  recall  and  shall  cherish 
as  long  as  I  live.  His  hearty  greetings  when  meeting  him  inva- 
riably imparted  the  joy  of  friendship  and  brightness  to  the 
passing  moments.  Good  will,  kindness,  and  perfect  honesty 
shone  in  his  face.  Generosities  were  at  home  in  his  heart.  He 
was  full  of  loyalty.  Indeed,  I  think  I  should  say  if  I  were 
asked  to  name  the  trait  most  characteristic  of  him  that  it  was 
loyalty.  He  was  loyal  to  his  country,  in  devotion  to  which  he 
in  1 86 1  offered  the  sacrifice  of  his  life.  He  was  loyal  to  his 
State  and  made  many  sacrifices  for  the  advancement  of  her 
interests;  loyal  to  the  community  in  which  he  dwelt  in  honor, 
and  of  which  he  ever  studied  to  be  and  was  a  benefactor;  loyal 
to  his  friends;  loyal  and  true  to  the  wife  and  children  that  God 
so  blessed  him  with. 

Shoup's  home  life  was  ideal.  The  wish  of  one  was  the  desire 
of  all.  Neither  cloud  shadowed  it  nor  frown  chilled  it.  Sick- 
ness might  invade  it;  disappointment  might  enter  it;  severe 
pain  might  smite  it;  and  calumny,  coarse,  brutal,  and  per- 
sistent pound  and  clamor  at  its  doors,  but  the  peace,  the  love, 
the  good-night  kisses,  and  the  happy  morning  greetings  of  that 
united  and  joyous  household  were  never  interrupted  nor  dis- 
turbed. 

Such  being  the  life  and  the  character  of  the  man;  such  being 
his  generosity  and  his  devotion;  such  his  personification  of  all 
that  was  best  and  noble,  most  patriotic,  and  most  unselfish, 
and  most  characteristic  in  her  history,  it  was  indeed  fitting  that 
the  State  of  Idaho  should  select  him  as  her  most  distinguished 
citizen  to  be  placed  in  vStatuary  Hall  in  imperishable  marble  as 
long  as  the  Capitol  shall  stand  and  as  long  as  the  nation  shall  live. 


Address  of  Mr.  Carter,  of  Montana 

Mr.  Presidknt:  In  placing  the  statue  of  the  late  Georgi-:  L. 
Shoup  in  our  national  vStatuary  Hall  the  vState  of  Idaho  responded 
to  sentiments  of  regard  entertained  for  the  memory  of  that 
worthy  man  by  hosts  of  people  residing  outside  the  limits  of 
the  State  in  which  he  lived  and  died.  Plis  home  was  in  Idaho, 
but  his  activities  and  sympathies  were  not  bounded  bv  state 
lines. 

For  the  State  of  his  adoption  he  labored  without  ceasing  to 
the  close  of  his  days,  but  his  efforts  and  his  influence  extended 
over  a  territorial  area  of  imperial  extent.  He  was  a  type  of 
man  not  only  truly  representative  of  his  State,  but  of  the  large 
region  of  country  extending  along  the  Rocky  IMountains  from 
Mexico  to  Canada  and  spreading  from  the  Sierra  Nevadas  to 
the  plains  of  Kansas. 

Every  State  and  Territory  in  the  so-called  "intermountain 
country"  felt  the  quickening  sense  of  his  presence  either  as 
a  soldier,  an  explorer,  a  prospector,  or  a  directing  force  in  busi- 
ness affairs.  He  was  a  conspicuous  figure  in  the  first  consti- 
tutional convention  in  the  Territory  of  Colorado.  He  was  a 
pioneer  merchant  in  the  Territory  of  ]\Iontana,  and  his  mer- 
cantile, mining,  and  stock-raising  enterprises  extended  over  an 
area  exceeding  that  of  modern  Europe. 

He  was  a  pioneer  possessed  of  a  spirit  of  adventure  and 
ambition  for  conquest,  capacity  for  construction,  and  genius 
for  government.  He  demonstrated  his  ability  to  deal  with 
every  problem  intervening  between  savage  wilds  and  well-estab- 
lished, orderly  civilization.     Toil,  hardship,  privation,  and  the 

9.? 


94         Statue   of   Hon.  George   Laird  Shoup 

dangers  of  the  frontier  were  with  him  mere  incentives  to 
effort  and  vigilance.  He  was  a  trail  blazer  fitted  by  nature  to 
open  and  guard  the  way. 

The  settlement  of  the  West  has  developed  many  similar  men, 
but  few,  if  any,  of  so  rare  and  masterful  capacity  to  skillfully 
cope  with  the  difficulties  and  successfully  overcome  the  ob- 
stacles which  he  encountered  and  serenely  surmounted  in  the 
course  of  nearly  half  a  century  in  the  Rocky  Mountains. 

The  achievements  of  others  have  been  more  loudly  pro- 
claimed, and  in  some  respects  he  was  excelled  by  certain  of 
his  contemporaries,  but  taken  all  in  all,  he  stood  in  the  front 
rank,  unsurpassed  in  poise,  nerve,  principle,  and  capacity  by 
any  pioneer  it  has  ever  been  my  privilege  to  know.  Shoup 
entered  the  unsubdued  West  in  the  early  sixties  with  the  fixed 
and  conscientious  purpose  of  a  home  builder.  He  was  pre- 
pared to  meet  any  duty,  face  any  danger,  and  remove  any  ob- 
stacle between  him  and  that  coveted  home.  Through  a  sense 
of  duty  he  became  a  soldier,  and  a  distinguished  soldier  at  that, 
but  when  the  war  was  over  he  resumed  pursuit  of  the  home 
he  sought,  little  heeding  and  not  deflected  by  the  applause  his 
brave  deeds  had  evoked. 

In  the  distant  Territory  of  Idaho,  where  in  the  early  days 
law  was  largely  a  memory,  he  set  his  stakes  and  laid  the  foun- 
dation of  a  home  which  survives  him — a  seat  of  peace,  love,  and 
honor.  In  his  comprehensive  view,  proper  environment  of  a 
home  embraced  the  whole  community,  the  Territory,  and  the 
entire  country  in  which  he  lived.  Imbued  with  this  idea,  he 
stood  for  law  and  order  and  justice  and  decency.  In  the 
midst  of  isolated  and  primitive  conditions,  with  the  passions 
of  men  and  women  distorted  and  intensified  by  lust  for  gold, 
the  stand  taken  by  vShoup  was  not  easy  to  maintain,  but  he 
stood  his  ground  from  first  to  last  and,  hai)pily,  lived    to  see 


Address   of   Mr.  Carter,  of    Montana 


95 


reverence  for  home  and  respect  for  law  securely  established, 
not  only  in  fair  Idaho,  but  in  all  the  neighboring  vStates. 

He  was  remarkably  successful  in  all  his  undertakings.  In 
war  he  displayed  the  qualities  of  high  and  dauntless  leader- 
ship. As  a  ranchman,  a  merchant,  and  an  all-around  man 
of  business  affairs,  he  showed  such  integrity,  industry,  fore- 
sight, and  capacity  for  management  that  he  became  recog- 
nized as  one  of  the  strong.,  reliable  business  men  of  the  West. 
The  duties  of  citizenship  were  never  neglected  by  him,  for  it 
is  well  known  throughout  the  West  that  in  the  early  struggles 
for  good  government  and  the  establishment  of  law,  order,  and 
justice,  Shoup  was  always  to  be  relied  upon. 

When  the  aspirations  of  the  people  of  Idaho  for  statehood 
were  strongest,  George  h.  Shoup  was  urged  by  them  for  the 
governorship  of  the  Territory,  in  the  belief  that  his  elevation 
to  that  high  station  would  materially  aid  them  in  their  struggle 
for  recognition.  In  this  they  were  not  disappointed.  It  is 
well  known  by  those  who  served  in  the  Senate  and  House  of 
Representatives  at  the  time  of  the  admission  of  the  State  of 
Idaho  that  the  tireless  efforts  of  the  governor  were  potential 
in  impressing  upon  the  Congress  and  the  country  the  just  claims 
of  the  Territory  for  admission  into  the  sisterhood  of  States. 

He  was  elected  the  first  governor  of  the.  new  State,  and  while 
governor  was  selected  to  represent  the  State  as  a  Senator  in 
Congress.  He  served  as  a  member  of  this  body  continously 
from  1890  to  March  4,  1901,  when  he  laid  down  the  burdens  of 
public  office  and  retired  to  his  home  to  devote  the  remaining 
years  of  his  life  to  the  adjustment  of  his  private  affairs  and 
the  enjoyment  of  closer  communion  with  his  old-time  friends. 

Many  of  the  Senators  present  to-day  served  in  this  Chamber 
with  Senator  Shoup,  and,  without  exception,  all  retain  pleasant 
recollections  of  association  with  him,  and  his  memory  is  held 


96         Statue    of   Hon.  George   Laird   Slioup 


in  reverence  here.  It  required  intimate  association  and  close 
observation  to  discover  the  elements  of  power  in  the  character 
of  the  man,  for  although  he  was  thoroughly  representative  of 
the  West,  his  demeanor  and  address  in  nowise  comported  with 
the  widespread  and  erroneous  notion  that  this  type  of  man 
should  be  loud,  boisterous,  self-assertive,  and  domineering. 
George  L.  Shoup  did  not  respond  to  any  of  those  characteris- 
tics. He  was  unobtrusive,  gentle,  considerate,  and  kind.  His 
voice  was  low  and  rarely  elevated  above  the  ordinary  conver- 
sational tone.  He  was  honest,  firm,  direct,  courageous,  and 
brave;  but  these  points  in  his  character  were  made  manifest 
by  actions  rather  than  by  proclamations. 

Devotion  to  duty  was  wnth  him  a  ruling  passion,  and  he  met 
every  obligation  fairly  and  sincerely.  Although  very  positive 
in  his  own  views  he  was  tolerant  of  the  views  of  others.  He 
was  what  might  be  called  a  "liberal-minded"  man.  He  had 
encountered  all  kinds  of  vicissitudes  in  the  course  of  his  life, 
for  the  whole  range  of  human  experience,  from  poverty  to 
riches  and  from  obscurity  to  exalted  position,  had  come  to 
him;  and,  in  addition  to  unusual  experience,  such  was  the 
breadth  of  his  mind  and  the  depth  of  his  sympathy  that  he  was 
fitted  as  few  men  have  been  to  understand  and  charitably  view 
the  weaknesses  and  faiUngs  of  men.  He  loved  the  right  and 
abhorred  the  wrong,  and  all  forms  of  sham  and  false  pretense 
he  held  in  utter  contempt. 

The  social  feature  of  western  character  found  full  expres- 
sion in  his  genial  and  kindly  nature.  Good  cheer  radiated  from 
his  healthy  and  wholesome  personality.  A  certain  philosopher 
has  said : 

A  man  is  alTable  in  liis  converse,  generous  in  his  temper,  and  immovable 
in  what  he  has  maturely  resolved  upon. 


Address   of   Mr.  Carter,  of   M ontana         97 

Measured  by  this  test  Georgr  L.  Shoup  was  a  great  man,  but 
such  was  his  modesty  that  he  would  instantly  have  ridiculed  a 
suggestion  of  greatness  as  applied  to  himself.  vSure  it  is  that 
his  greatness  was  in  all  respects  unconscious.  The  \irtue  of 
the  thing  he  accomplished  was  never  cheapened  by  self-praise 
nor  tainted  with  alloy  through  the  means  employed  to  accom- 
plish it. 

He  proved  equal  to  every  task  assigned  him  and  fairly  met 
and  discharged  every  duty  that  fell  to  his  lot.  He  loved  his 
fellow-man,  and  those  who  knew  him  reciprocated  his  regard. 
He  moved  serenely  through  all  the  trials  and  difficulties  of 
the  tempestuous  days  of  the  gold  craze,  the  Indian  wars,  the 
road  agents,  and  all  the  tragedies  and  comedies  attending  the 
establishment  of  homes  and  civilization  in  the  midst  of  wild, 
savage,  and  barren  surroundings.  With  the  chivalry  of  a 
knight  errant,  he  was  always  ready  to  redress  the  wrongs  of 
the  weak  and  to  check  the  rapacity  of  the  strong.  His  power- 
ful, gentle,  brave,  and  kindly  nature  embraced  all  the  elements 
employed  in  laying  the  foundation  of  the  new  State,  which  has 
honored  his  memory  by  placing  his  statue  in  the  midst  of  the 
national  group  of  bronze  and  marble  figures  of  distinctly  repre- 
sentative men  from  all  ])arts  of  our  common  country.  The  dis- 
criminating judgment  of  Idaho  in  this  selection  is  most  cor- 
dially approved  by  all  her  neighboring  States. 
2871 7 — 10 7 


Address  of  Mr,  Borah,  of  Idaho 

J- 

Mr.  President:  The  pioneer  of  the  Far  West  is  entitled  to 
take  his  place  as  a  commonwealth  builder  along  with  the  Puritan 
and  the  cavalier.  With  the  love  of  adventure  and  the  valor 
of  the  one,  the  sturdy  character  and  inflexible  jnirpose  of  the 
other,  CaUfornia  and  Oregon  are  no  less  the  handiwork  of  the 
latter  than  Massachusetts  and  Virginia  of  the  former.  When 
the  golden  sands  of  California  lured  the  emigrant  into  the  Far 
West,  that  region  was  not  only  widely  removed  in  distance  from 
the  States,  exempt  from  established  law,  and  divorced  from 
authority,  but  it  was  under  the  ban  of  leading  American  states- 
men. That  a  large  part  of  it  was  reserved  to  this  country 
which  otherwise  would  not  have  been,  and  that  over  it  all  there 
now  obtains  the  most  thoroughly  democratic  life,  the  most 
universally  prosperous  and  wholesome  civilization  under  the 
flag,  are  due  to  the  energy,  the  courage,  the  inexorable  purpose 
and  indomitable  patriotism  of  the  pioneer. 

I  do  not  know  of  a  more  heroic  narrative  than  that  which 
tells  the  world  of  the  simple,  self-sacrificing,  dauntless  life  of 
Marcus  Whitman.  Relieved  of  all  that  the  pen  of  fiction  or 
romance  may  have  added  and  reduced  to  plain,  unquestioned 
facts,  well  founded  and  susceptible  of  historic  proof,  his  life 
still  remains  one  of  those  surrendered  and  dedicated  to  the 
highest  impulses  which  stir  the  human  heart.  His  courage  was 
of  the  highest  order.  His  far-seeing  statesmanship  places  him 
beside  our  most  exalted  patriots,  and  his  utter  self-surrender  to 
his  work  was  that  of  a  martyr,  which  indeed  he  became.  Tar- 
dily, but  we  may  hope  finally  and  properly,  the  world  is  to 

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lOO      Statue   of  Hon.  George   Laird  Shoup 


recognize  the  inestimable  work  of  this  singularly  able,  upright, 
and  tireless  patriot.  Not  so  conspicuous,  not  so  noted,  were  the 
deeds  of  others,  but  the  whole  pioneer  history  of  the  Pacific 
slope  is  enriched  with  unusual  exhibitions  of  hardship,  of  en- 
durance, and  loyalty,  for  they  wx^re  men  of  initiative,  of  rare 
self-confidence,  of  unbending  will,  broad  in  their  views  and 
plans,  and  fearless  in  execution.  The  world  has  never  seen,  and 
likely  never  will  see,  a  finer  class  of  men,  all  in  all,  better 
equipped  in  mind  and  body  for  their  work  than  those  who  took 
possession  of  that  great  western  region  and  made  it  ours  and 
made  it  great. 

;Most  of  those  pioneers  are  gone.  No  pen  has  yet  paid  just 
tribute  to  their  work  or  worth.  We  are  so  engrossed  in  ex- 
ploiting and  enjoying  the  splendid  estate  they  built  up  that  we 
evince  little  concern  in  commemorating  the  excellent  qualities 
of  those  who  built  it.  The  result  of  their  work  we  know — 
California  and  Oregon,  Washington  and  Idaho,  ^lontana  and 
Wyoming,  Nevada  and  Utah — but  the  personal  history  of  these 
remarkable  men,  the  suffering,  the  fortitude,  the  clear-sighted, 
broad-minded  patriotism  are  to  live,  it  seems,  mostly  by  the 
treacherous  tongue  of  tradition.  .  No  braver,  more  resourceful, 
no  bolder,  more  persistent  band  of  explorers  ever  wTung  from 
the  stubborn  grasp  of  waste  and  desert  a  great  civilization. 
They  found  a  region  without  the  semblance  of  government,  a 
mob  excited  by  the  passion  for  gold,  and  they  hammered  this 
wild,  warring,  chaotic  mass  of  humanity  into  order  and  shaped 
order  into  government.  They  found  a  new  kind  of  property 
and  a  new  phase  of  property  rights,  concerning  which  the  great 
common  law  furnished  neither  ])recedent  nor  guide,  and  with 
rare  foresight  and  wisdom  they  wrote  into  the  rules  and  cus- 
toms of  the  camp  the  principles  which  still  guide  and  are  a 
sufficient  guide  to  great  and  growing  commonwealths.     They 


Address    of   Mr.  Borah,  of   Idaho  loi 

found  mountains  and  great  rivers  and  barren  plains — the  vast 
forces  of  nature,  formidable  and  uninviting — and  with  a  courage 
that  lias  never  been  excelled,  a  steadiness  of  purpose  seldom 
equaled,  they  mastered  all  and  gave  us  an  empire  of  untold 
wealth. 

But  no  reference  to  pioneer  life  would  be  complete,  the  pic- 
ture would  be  unfinished  and  unfaithful,  without  a  fitting  ref- 
erence to  the  courageous  women  who  shared  with  fathers, 
husbands,  and  brothers  the  hardships  of  those  days.  Condi- 
tions more  out  of  harmony,  environments  more  uninviting  with 
what  woman  would  have  conditions  and  environments  to  be, 
could  scarcely  be  imagined.  The  ease,  comforts,  companion- 
ship, and  society  so  essential  to  woman's  life  were  sternly  set 
aside,  bravely  given  over  for  years  of  struggle  and  adversity. 
Not  much  is  told  of  her  in  the  brief  page  of  pioneer  history;  in 
the  popular  story  of  those  free,  venturesome  days  little  note  is 
given  of  her  presence;  but  through  all  these  scenes  and  trials,  the 
darkest  and  severest,  the  inspiring  presence  of  the  American 
woman  tinted  and  softened  the  harsher  outlines  of  the  pioneer 
life  with  the  subtle  halo  of  a  woman's  influence.  In  endurance, 
in  patient  waiting  through  the  leaden-footed  hours  of  suspense 
when  danger  was  impending,  and,  above  all,  in  that  self-sustain- 
ing hope  which  in  crucial  hours  discerns  through  the  night  of 
adversity  the  coming  dawn  of  triumph,  she  was  in  every  sense 
the  helpmeet  of  her  bolder  companion.  There  is  nothing  in 
romance  or  song  more  thrilling,  richer  in  the  higher  qualities  of 
womanhood,  than  may  be  gleaned  from  the  stories  of  pioneer 
life  touching  the  women  who  helped  to  make  the  western  land 
the  home  of  security  and  refinement  for  her  daughter. 

George  L.  Shoup  was  a  pioneer.  Born  in  the  State  of  Penn- 
sylvania, of  yeomen  stock,  brought  up  on  the  farm,  educated  in 
the  public  schools,  restless  and  self-reliant,  he  turned  early  to 


I02       Statue   of   Hon.  George   Laird  Shoup 

the  West  and  located  in  Colorado  while  it  was  yet  a  Territory. 
Here  he  lived  until  the  breaking  out  of  the  civil  war,  farming, 
stock  raising,  mining,  merchandising,  and  becoming  thoroughly 
acquainted  with  all  the  phases  of  the  free,  independent  life 
which  then  characterized  the  West.  When  the  civil  conHict 
came  he  entered  the  Union  Army  as  a  member  of  an  independ- 
ent companv  of  scouts,  continued  in  the  service  until  1864, 
retiring  as  colonel  of  the  Third  Cavalry. 

In  the  meantime  he  had  served  for  a  short  time  as  a  member 
of  the  constitutional  convention  of  Colorado.  After  the  war  he 
removed  to  the  Territory  of  Idaho,  where  he  made  his  home 
during  the  rest  of  his  life  and  served  with  distinction  and  fidelity 
his  Territory  and  State  as  legislator,  governor,  and  United 
States  Senator.  Others  have  dwelt  in  detail  upon  the  specific 
events  of  his  life — I  need  not  again  recall  them. 

Senator  Shoup  was  a  type,  a  true  and  pronounced  embodi- 
ment, of  those  splendid  qualities  which  characterized  and 
distinguished  those  who  opened  up  and  subdued  the  West. 
Among  those  giant  men  he  stood  forth  a  leader.  Stalwart  in 
frame,  of  striking  presence,  the  first  and  strongest  impression 
he  gave  was  that  of  strength  and  poise.  Kindly,  considerate, 
generous,  and  tolerant,  he  was  nevertheless  possessed  of  great 
determination  and  a  will  power  which,  when  aroused,  yielded 
alone  to  the  inexorable.  He  had  only  such  education  as  he 
could  secure  in  a  few  months  in  the  common  schools,  but  united 
with  rare  judgment,  a  perception  almost  intuitive,  a  keen,  quick, 
unerring  knowledge  of  men,  a  practical  wisdom  gathered  during 
his  long,  active  career  in  the  school  of  life,  he  was  a  safe,  trusted, 
and  able  counselor  in  all  matters  of  private  and  public  concern. 

Few  men  within  the  limits  of  their  respective  acquaintance 
could  count  more  personal  followers— men  who  were  willing 
to  accept  his  judgment  in  a  crisis  or  give   him   their  fealty, 


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regardless  of  the  issue  for  which  at  a  particular  time  he  stood. 
This  was  not  alone  because  his  loose  purse  strings  and 
generous  hands  so  often  relieved  the  unfortunate  and  braced  the 
faltering,  but  because  they  believed  in  his  sanity  of  view,  his 
disinterestedness  of  purpose,  his  unquestioned  patriotism. 
He  was  wise  and  practical  in  the  affairs  of  the  world,  and 
through  it  all  ran  a  rich  fund  of  genuine  humanity. 

His  hospitality,  so  strong  a  trait  with  all  those  who  built  the 
West;  his  physical  courage,  without  which  men  who  walked  the 
path  it  was  his  to  walk  could  not  have  succeeded;  his  loyalty 
to  his  friends;  his  power  of  sustained  effort  and  endurance ;  his 
devotion  to  a  cause  once  espoused  caused  men  to  seek  him  out 
in  all  those  countless  emergencies  which  in  those  stirring  days 
tested  to  the  utmost  the  mettle  of  men.  I  will  venture  to  say 
that  in  all  the  history  of  the  West,  studded  and  enriched  with 
many  deeds  of  personal  prowess,  you  will  find  no  finer  exhibi- 
tion of  that  steel  nerve  which  never  knew  surprise  or  fear  than 
among  those  with  whom  he  was  an  acknowledged  leader. 

Rugged  in  mind  and  robust  in  body,  wise  in  counsel  and  brave 
in  danger,  George;  h.  Shoup  was  one  of  that  class  of  men  who 
have  braved  the  sea,  fought  the  wilderness;  who  have  met  the 
savage,  conquered  the  desert,  spanned  rivers,  and  tunneled 
mountains;  who,  from  the  Puritan  to  the  western  pioneer,  have 
pushed  forward  the  lines  of  civilization,  planted  society,  and 
built  commonwealths.  Without  parade,  pretense,  or  rhetoric, 
with  a  clear,  forceful,  forecasting  intelligence;  with  a  gigantic 
and  at  times  almost  superhuman  power  and  purpose  they 
changed  that  region,  once  almost  rejected,  into  a  country  which 
now  excites  the  interest  and  admiration  of  all.  "There  were 
giants  in  the  earth  in  those  days." 

We  place  his  statue  here  among  the  celebrated  and  distin- 
guished of  our  country,  not  for  brilliant  orations  delivered  or 


I04       Statue   of   Hon.  George   Laird   Shoup 

great  state  papers  indited,  not  for  his  genius  in  war  or  his 
achievements  in  legislation,  but  rather  for  his  great  qualities  of 
citizenship — self-reliance,  a  high  and  steady  purpose,  a  whole- 
some faith  in  the  self-governing  capacity  of  the  people,  a  firm 
belief  in  the  permanent  worth  of  our  institutions;  rather  because 
he  was  of  that  humane  and  great-souled  citizenry  which  holds 
together  the  social  fabric  and  makes  sure  the  stability  of  the 
Government.  We  do  well  to  honor  him  and  to  honor  the 
class  of  which  he  was  a  splendid  type,  for  in  them,  above  all 
other  things,  above  material  wealth,  above  armies  and  navies,  is 
found  the  assurance  of  the  continued  happiness  and  prosperity 
of  the  Republic. 

The  Vice-President.  The  question  is  on  agreeing  to  th( 
concurrent  resolution  of  the  House  of  Representatives. 

The  concurrent  resolution  was  unanimously  agreed  to. 


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